Swedish researchers may have found a way to 3D bioprint human cartilage tissue

3D bioprinting is beginning to come into a world of its own with companies, researchers and startups alike, looking for the latest innovations and developments to help transform the health world as we know it. Adding to this list of innovators is a group of researchers who have been working for the last 3 years to find a way to 3D bioprint human cartilage tissue, and who may have succeeded.

The team of researchers at the Swedish Sahlgrenska Academy worked alongside Chalmers University of Technology to create this 3D printed cartilage tissue by taking stem cells from the knees of patients who were undergoing knee surgery. The researchers were then able to manipulate the cells in their lab, making them rejuvenate and turn into a pluripotent stem cell, which can then be developed into an array of different cells. .

Previously, the team of researches had used the backs of live mice in order to test their cartilage cells. But this time, the team was able to skip out of the use of mice and instead opted for a test tube to create their tissue.