Researchers at Northwestern University have created a 3D printable ink that creates a synthetic material implantable in human patients and that quickly induces bone regeneration and growth.

The researchers are calling the ink a type of “hyperelastic bone” (HB) material that can be easily customized, making it especially useful for the treatment of bone defects in children.

“Adults have more options when it comes to implants,” Ramille Shah, who led the research, said in a Northwestern School of Engineering news release. “Pediatric patients do not. If you give them a permanent implant, you have to do more surgeries in the future as they grow. They might face years of difficulty.”

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