The Next Frontier: A 3D-Printed Solution for Deafness Building on Professor Tshifularo's Breakthrough

Expanding the Discovery: From Middle-Ear Repair to Full Auditory Restoration
Professor Mashudu Tshifularo's pioneering middle-ear transplant demonstrated that 3D printing can reconstruct the mechanical pathway for sound. To expand this into a cure for broader deafness, we propose NEURAL COCHLEAR RECONSTRUCTION (NCR)—a multi-layered approach combining 3D bioprinting, stem cell technology, and neural interface engineering.


















