Mount Sinai: A team of researchers from Icahn School of Medicine have combined 3D
printing technology with human stem cells to create the first successful
3D-printed biologic tracheal graft in an animal model. Using a
biocompatible polymer, researchers created a customized 3D-printed
tracheal graft seeded with stem cells. The graft was then used to repair
a defect in an animal. The Mount Sinai team continues to work toward
creating a customized tracheal graft that could be used to repair
complex airway defects in humans.