With a global shortage of organs suitable for transplant, some researchers are looking at 3D printing of living tissue as a solution – but to do it they might need to go into orbit.
3D bio-printing is the most promising technology for solving the problem of donor organ and tissue shortage needed for transplantation. Scientists and medics worldwide are striving to make artificial organ transplantation a widely used practice.
Researchers from the University of Toronto (UoT) and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have developed a handheld device capable of 3D bioprinting sheets of skin that can heal burn wounds. Described as a “handheld 3D printer”, the device deposits sheets of material formed by a bioink that covers ... Read more
3D printing of human organs could be the solution for treating critically ill patients during space exploration missions.
Check this out! These scientists want to test out a 3D human-printed heart in a pig.
https://www.freethink.com/science/3d-bioprinting-organs-on-demand
This is a fantastic concept! It would mean patients will not have to wait for months on organ transplant waitlists.
3D printing is the future of organ transplant and medicine
Yeah cos that BIOPen looks like a faff tbh.
3 grand a pop – make their money back quickly
… and for tattooists that need to cover over old naff tatts.
Christ, didn’t realise this existed already – scraped your knee, just patch it up with some spare you skin. Amazing (if it works).