Scientists have taught a robotic arm to print cartilage and tissue directly onto a patient's body

Scientists from the STI Competence Center at Samara State Medical University (SamSMU), together with scientists from NITU MISIS, have developed a modular attachment for a roborouka that will allow printing cartilage and soft tissues, including during surgery right on the patient.

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"We planned to adapt the roborouka to create bioengineered structures and personalized implants by bioprinting tissues directly on the patient when treating extensive burns, ulcers and other injuries. Now thanks to the developed attachment this will be possible", - said the head of the Center for Biomedical Cellular Products of the Center for STI "Bionic Engineering in Medicine" of SamSMU, Director of the Research Institute "BioTech" Larisa Volova told Izvestia.

The robot can be used as a high-tech device for bioprinting complex personalized implants that fully correspond to the geometry of a given 3D model. This is possible both in laboratory conditions and directly on the patient.

During the operation, the robotic arm's movements are synchronized with the biomaterial supply, taking into account body movements such as breathing. This approach opens new horizons in the treatment of complex and extensive burns, ulcers and other tissue damage.

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