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Medical Breakthrough
3D Printed Scaffolds May Help Cancer Patients Regrow Breast Tissue After Mastectomy
Researchers from the Queensland University of Technology are working on regrowing breast tissue after a patient has undergone a mastectomy. To achieve this, they are implanting a 3D printed biodegradable polymer scaffold.