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Section of 3D-printed scaffold
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A 3D printed, two-millimeter implant (slightly larger than the thickness of a penny) used as scaffolding to repair spinal cord injuries in rats. The dots surrounding the H-shaped core are hollow pores through which implanted cells can grow.
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Jacob Koffler and Wei Zhu, UC San Diego
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A 3D printed, two-millimeter implant (slightly larger than the thickness of a penny) used as scaffolding to repair spinal cord injuries in rats. The dots surrounding the H-shaped core are hollow pores through which implanted cells can grow.
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Section of 3D-printed scaffold