Computer aided-designed, 3-dimensionally printed porous tissue bioscaffolds for craniofacial soft tissue reconstruction

• Published in: Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery Vol. 152; no. 1; p. 57
• Main Authors: Zopf, David A, Mitsak, Anna G, Flanagan, Colleen L, Wheeler, Matthew, Green, Glenn E, Hollister, Scott J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Animals; Bioprosthesis; Computer-Aided Design; Ear - surgery; Face; Humans; Nose - surgery; Plastic Surgery Procedures - methods; Printing, Three-Dimensional; Skull; Swine; Tissue Scaffolds; microtia; anotia; tissue engineering; 3-dimensional printing; CAD/CAM; computer-aided design; nasal reconstruction; auricular reconstruction; craniofacial reconstruction; computer-aided manufacturing

To determine the potential of an integrated, image-based computer-aided design (CAD) and 3-dimensional (3D) printing approach to engineer scaffolds for head and neck cartilaginous reconstruction for auricular and nasal reconstruction. Proof of concept revealing novel methods for bioscaffold producti...