Football interview vs. Ohio State

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11/12/2018 Added

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Ronnie Green talks about the wonderful support Husker fans deliver to Nebraska student-athletes in their attendance. Ronnie also talks about innovative work at Nebraska in 3D printing implants that dissolve over time to eliminate the need for follow-up procedures to remove implants that support healing of bone fractures.

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[00:00:00.000](guitar strumming)
[00:00:01.840]We welcome you back, Countdown to Kickoff
[00:00:03.210]here on the Husker Sports Network.
[00:00:04.440]Time for our weekly sit down
[00:00:05.670]with the chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
[00:00:07.790]Ronnie Green.
[00:00:08.623]Here we are, Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, big school.
[00:00:13.250]When I come to this campus
[00:00:14.760]I'm just always amazed how big this campus is.
[00:00:16.720]This is a big, big school
[00:00:17.980]with a great reputation around the world.
[00:00:20.000]You know, Greg, the Big Ten
[00:00:22.350]has a lot of big schools in it, right?
[00:00:24.470]So a few weeks ago when we were in Michigan,
[00:00:26.620]back in September, huge institution.
[00:00:29.770]Ohio State is another one of those huge institutions
[00:00:32.810]with a storied reputation, of course,
[00:00:35.470]academically and in athletics.
[00:00:37.370]Always a pleasure to be in Columbus.
[00:00:40.620]I'm looking forward to a great game here today.
[00:00:42.980]You know we've got a lot going on
[00:00:44.550]in Husker athletics currently.
[00:00:46.140]We've got volleyball at home tonight,
[00:00:48.800]they start another series of road matches,
[00:00:51.380]they'll go on the road here after tonight's game.
[00:00:54.150]Our men's and women's basketball teams
[00:00:55.870]tip off the regular season this week at PBA.
[00:00:58.380]Looking forward to that.
[00:01:00.130]Women on Wednesday night are also at home.
[00:01:04.240]We are so proud of the fact that Husker fans
[00:01:07.820]support our athletes at such a high level.
[00:01:10.900]I'm reminded of that Northwestern game here a few weeks ago
[00:01:13.730]when the stadium at Northwestern
[00:01:15.630]was more red than purple, right,
[00:01:18.160]and we certainly have that across all of our sports,
[00:01:20.640]in basketball, volleyball, football, and beyond.
[00:01:23.080]So really appreciate the support of Husker Nation
[00:01:25.600]for our student athletes and for the university.
[00:01:27.990]Very well put, and this month,
[00:01:29.610]November is known as crossover month.
[00:01:31.230]It is a really busy time for our sports programs.
[00:01:34.210]Well, let's talk about sports.
[00:01:35.440]Injuries are certainly a factor
[00:01:36.870]for every team in every season,
[00:01:38.350]and how well you do may depend on
[00:01:39.970]whether you get some injuries.
[00:01:40.850]You have some Nebraska research to talk about
[00:01:43.590]that could improve procedures
[00:01:44.960]particularly for those who experience
[00:01:46.475]types of bone breaks.
[00:01:48.250]What can you tell our audience?
[00:01:49.940]Well, this is work in our College of Engineering,
[00:01:52.710]in our Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department
[00:01:55.880]of the college, one of the leaders in this area,
[00:01:59.690]that particular department that we're very proud of
[00:02:02.150]in engineering, where Michael Sealy,
[00:02:05.530]an assistant professor in that department
[00:02:07.970]is now working on medical implants
[00:02:10.500]that are 3D printed.
[00:02:12.630]So if you think of it, think of pins or screws
[00:02:18.780]that people talk about having put in,
[00:02:20.850]in joint work or things like that,
[00:02:22.880]he's designing now with 3D printing
[00:02:26.520]implants that will dissolve and degrade over time
[00:02:30.480]that healing process from when it is finished
[00:02:33.650]using a very highly specialized 3D printer
[00:02:37.630]to build magnesium-based screws, pins, and other implants
[00:02:41.490]for use in the medical professions,
[00:02:43.480]again, that will dissolve kind of slowly
[00:02:45.890]in the body over time and will negate
[00:02:48.380]the need for follow-up surgeries.
[00:02:50.620]So taking away that need in the future from implants.
[00:02:55.400]He's got his own personal story involved in this,
[00:02:57.950]it's always kind of neat when you see
[00:03:00.000]a researcher that has been personally impacted
[00:03:02.530]that then carries that into their own research.
[00:03:05.910]As a kid, Dr. Sealy underwent surgery
[00:03:09.040]after tripping and fracturing his left elbow.
[00:03:11.580]The bone healed, but he had two metal screws
[00:03:13.990]that were in his left elbow that remained.
[00:03:16.370]And he still has them in his elbow.
[00:03:18.070]So he kind of personally relates to this work
[00:03:21.470]and the importance of that work.
[00:03:24.170]We have the first 3D printer in our program
[00:03:27.220]in the world that can integrate materials
[00:03:29.680]and manufacturing processes while also
[00:03:32.480]printing highly reactive materials like magnesium.
[00:03:35.760]So, very very excited about this work.
[00:03:39.390]For example, think of a 75-year-old woman,
[00:03:44.960]for example, that might have osteoporosis.
[00:03:48.340]She doesn't regenerate that bone tissue
[00:03:51.290]as fast as you would like to see that happen.
[00:03:55.150]They might need an implant that would degrade more slowly
[00:03:58.130]as that bone regenerates and reforms
[00:04:02.030]around that injury or whatever it was.
[00:04:05.250]So this is exciting stuff with big impact
[00:04:08.040]for people around the world.
[00:04:09.800]I'm very excited for Dr. Sealy's work.
[00:04:11.060]Absolutely, this is gonna impact an awful lot of people.
[00:04:13.430]What's the next step then for this research?
[00:04:15.800]Well I think the research is going very well.
[00:04:17.690]It's in fairly early stages.
[00:04:19.590]This new 3D printing facility
[00:04:21.550]was just put in place here recently.
[00:04:24.870]There's certainly more testing and clinical trials
[00:04:27.240]that will be required with a medical device like this.
[00:04:31.460]Those will be underway.
[00:04:33.580]And there might be other applications
[00:04:36.020]of this kind of research as well,
[00:04:37.710]such as enhancing the lifespan of part design
[00:04:40.810]for a variety of uses, different kinds of implants,
[00:04:44.560]different kinds of applications.
[00:04:46.500]So it's just a really cool story
[00:04:48.850]of a person that has their own history
[00:04:51.360]with implants from being a child
[00:04:54.060]that is now developing technology
[00:04:56.350]and working with that technology
[00:04:58.300]to solve problems for the good of people.
[00:05:01.030]Great, well thanks for stopping by.
[00:05:02.500]Enjoy this game.
[00:05:03.333]We'll be back in Lincoln next week.
[00:05:04.670]Absolutely, looking forward
[00:05:06.100]to folks being back in Lincoln
[00:05:08.029]and with all this crossover season
[00:05:10.680]like we were talking about before
[00:05:11.890]where you can go all kinds of different directions
[00:05:13.800]with us for sports.
[00:05:14.633]Go Big Red.
[00:05:15.580]Ronnie Green here with us on Countdown to Kickoff.
[00:05:17.460]Coming up next, Matt Coatney's got our Big Ten Blitz.

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