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Published on: October 23, 2015
Custom-made meniscus biofabrication
Hélène Vignes1, Rana Smaida1, Guillaume Conzatti1
1French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), 1 Rue Eugène Boeckel, 67000 Strasbourg, France; Université de Strasbourg (Faculté de Médecine, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Faculté de Pharmacie), Strasbourg, France.
Abstract:
Reconstructing the meniscus is not currently possible due to its intricate and heterogeneous structure. In this forum, we first discuss the shortcomings of current clinical strategies in meniscus repair. Then, we describe a new promising cell-based, ink-free 3D biofabrication technology to produce tailor-made large-scale functional menisci.
