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A Band-Aid for the heart? New 3D printing method makes this, and much more, possible

University of Colorado Boulder
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CU Boulder-led team has developed a new way to 3D print material that is elastic enough to withstand a heart’s persistent beating, tough enough to endure the crushing load placed on joints.

Their breakthrough helps pave the way toward a new generation of biomaterials, from internal bandages that deliver drugs directly to the heart to cartilage patches.

“It solves a big problem for 3D printing.” Other co-authors on the paper include Hannah Zlotnick , a postdoctoral researcher in the Burdick Lab , and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists Thomas Kolibaba and Jason Killgore ..

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