A patient's own blood could be used to help create a material potentially capable of repairing their broken bones, new research suggests.Scientists have transformed blood into a substance which successfully repaired bones in animals, paving the way for personalised 3D-printed implants.They suggest the new material has the potential to create regenerative blood products that could be used as effective therapies to treat injury and disease.

A patient's own blood could be used to help create a material potentially capable of repairing their broken bones, new research suggests.Scientists have transformed blood into a substance which successfully repaired bones in animals, paving the way for personalised 3D-printed implants.They suggest the new material has the potential to create regenerative blood products that could be used as effective therapies to treat injury and disease.