3D-bioprinted cartilage cells successfully implanted in groundbreaking study

This study expands our understanding in using stem cells for the treatment of osteoarthritis. We welcome any research that brings us closer to finding a treatment for osteoarthritis, and that will help people to break free from the limits of their condition. "As a charity, we are committed to funding exceptional science, finding the breakthroughs that help people push back the limits of arthritis. Work at the Arthritis Research UK Tissue Engineering Centre brings together doctors and scientists from the fields of engineering, biology and material science with the aim of regenerating bone and cartilage by using the patients' own stem cells to repair joint damage caused by osteoarthritis." Moving forwards This method could make it possible to create cartilage implants for the treatment of conditions such as arthritis; indeed, it could theoretically lead to the creation of a wide variety of replacement body parts and organs, although this remains some way off. Paul Gatenholm, professor of biopolymer technology at Chalmers University of Technology, said:"With what we have done, the research has taken a step forward towards someday, we hope, being able to bioprint cells that become body parts for patients. "This is how you have to work when it comes to this kind of pioneering activity: one small step at a time. Our results are not a revolution - but they are a gratifying part of an evolution."
Source: Arthritis Research UK - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news