3-D printed guide helps regrow complex nerves after injury

A reprint out of the University of Minnesota; Kindly shared by Science Daily.

Scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind, 3-D printed guide that helps regrow both the sensory and motor functions of complex nerves after injury. The groundbreaking research has the potential to help more than 200,000 people annually who experience nerve injuries or disease.

In the study, a 3-D printed nerve regeneration pathway implanted in a rat helped to improve walking in 10 to 12 weeks after implantation…

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150918105030.  htm#.VhIDTF7lxks.mailto