Professor Teoh Swee Hin holding a piece of the scaffolding material. -- PHOTOS: DESMOND LUI FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES
Bioengineers and surgeons have been making waves in bone tissue engineering, allowing them to heal and regrow broken bones without the need for bone grafts or metal plates.
Early last year, 18-year-old Nikita (not her real name) was seriously injured in a car accident in India that killed both her parents.
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