World’s Smallest 3D Bioprinter for Vocal Cord Repair
A flexible device inspired by an elephant’s trunk has been created to deliver healing hydrogels after surgery.
Surgery is sometimes necessary to remove growths or cysts from vocal cords.
- The device has a 2.7-millimetre-wide printhead at the end of a long, flexible arm.
- It moves like an elephant’s trunk and might assist physicians in delivering healing hydrogels.
The device could help surgeons repair vocal cords after surgery.
Author's summary: Researchers created a small 3D bioprinter inspired by an elephant’s trunk.
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