Doctors perform hundreds of thousands of knee surgeries every year, often to replace damaged or worn cartilage. The techniques for performing these surgeries today may be about to change, thanks to ...

Devices like the 3Doodler and SwissPen literally put 3D printing technology in the hands of consumers, but a new BioPen developed at the University of Wollongong (UOW) in Australia is targeted at more ...

There are about 50 million people worldwide with doctor-diagnosed arthritis. That number is expected to rise to 67 million by 2030. Arthritis is a disease of the joint where the cartilage between the ...

You’ve seen your surgeon family member carve the Thanksgiving turkey with precision, but would you trust them to carve you? The decision to undergo plastic surgery is deeply personal, often influenced ...

Biology works in 3-D, so why not your doctor? The BioPen could make it easier for doctors to repair tissue or bones in cases of injury or even aging. A handheld surgical “pen” that works a little like ...