A surgeon who specializes in treating rare ear deformities has successfully implanted a 3D-printed ear made of living tissue. The procedure, the first of its kind, was done on a 20-year-old woman from ...
The 3D bioprinting of an ear from living tissue is no trivial achievement. Reconstruction of ears has been done before with adults, but this is a quite different bio environment, effectively creating ...
Your ear is a complex organ made up of three parts: Otoconia, or ear stones, are small crystals of calcium carbonate found in two organs of your vestibular system called the saccule and utricle.
Some human organs, such as kidneys and lungs, have back-ups. Some can be lost with little consequence—the spleen, for example ...
Leading experts among 3D printing manufacturers and regenerative medicine company 3DBio Therapeutics have successfully performed a clinical trial of transplanting a 20-year-old female's ear utilizing ...
"Ear seeding" is having a moment on TikTok and Instagram. One video of someone's experience of ear seeding has been "liked" ...
Researchers at the University of Michigan are developing a mechanical cochlea, a device that functions much like its human counterpart in the ear. Yet, because it is composed of micromachined parts ...