Bioprinting a future treatment for a congenital ear deformity

A team of researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) at the University of Wollongong (Australia) have produced the world's first 3D bioprinter, designed to produce a 3D printed human ear. A team of researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science  (ACES) at the University of Wollongong (Australia) have produced the world's first 3D bioprinter, designed to produce a 3D printed human ear. The researchers want to use it to develop a clinical bioprinting treatment for microtia - a congenital deformity where the external ear is underdeveloped. The novel bioprinter, nicknamed '3D Alek',...