妮娜·坦登: 人体修复的未来

人体修复的未来

“随着人类寿命前所未有的延长，我们需要我们身体的植入物同我们存在一样的时间。”生物工程学家妮娜·坦登如是说到。通过利用干细胞和数字建构技术，她致力于培养生理上精确契合于人体的身体部分，并以这些很好地适合于身体并可终身存在于受植者体内的部分代替那些损伤的骨骼、软骨和更多的身体部分。

Medical advances now let scientists engineer living bone and cartilage that fit the body perfectly and last a lifetime. Millions of joints are replaced every year, yet traditional implants can wear out before a person’s life does. Using digital fabrication and stem cells, new bioreactors can grow personalized tissues in just weeks. This breakthrough has already helped patients regain normal lives with custom-grown jawbones.