The Alimperti Lab, a biomedical engineering lab at Georgetown University, is developing patent-pending 3D-printed bone grafts made from natural materials. Styliani Alimperti, associate professor of ...

Researchers have successfully grown cartilage-bone grafts in the lab that can be used to repair damaged joints such as the jaw. Although reconstructive surgery is available to treat many joint ...

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ), which forms the back portion of the lower jaw and connects your jaw to your skull, is an anatomically complex and highly loaded structure consisting of cartilage and ...

In a minipig model, implantation of autologous tissue‑engineered esophageal grafts supported 100% 30-day survival, restored oral feeding and normal growth, and demonstrated functional recovery, all ...