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Researchers Bioengin-Ear Tissue Scaffolds to Human Scale
A new approach to sculpting human-like ears merges 3D printing, xenografts, and tissue engineering.
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Models and materials for teaching auricular framework carving: A systematic review
This review identifies that for the junior surgeons at the skill acquisition phase of their training in auricular framework carving repetition using firstly a cheap synth …
Bioengineering Full-scale auricles using 3D-printed external scaffolds and decellularized cartilage xenograft
Reconstruction of the human auricle remains a formidable challenge for plastic surgeons. Autologous costal cartilage grafts and alloplastic implants are technically chall …
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