3D bioprinters could soon make organs good enough for transplant
Using a sophisticated, custom-designed 3D printer, regenerative medicine scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have proved that it is feasible to print living tissue structures to replace injured or diseased tissue in patients.
Reporting in Nature Biotechnology, the scientists said they printed ear, bone and muscle structures. When implanted in animals, the structures matured into functional tissue and developed a system of blood vessels. Most importantly, these early results indicate that the structures have the right size, strength and function for use in humans.
Source & further reading:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-02/wfbm-spf021116.php
Article:
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/133849/20160215/new-3d-printer-shows-potential-for-producing-tissues-organs-and-bones.htm
Image courtesy of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
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Are there yet ?
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwdlqquJDK4&list=PLBEA19BF695480049&index=11
I don't see it creepy at all...just a robo extension of earthlings. There will always be options - you can choose to die waiting for human tissue...I'll choose to live with a piece (or more) of alien tissue inside me.
ReplyDeleteAdapt and survive...no more no less ;)
It's pretty awesome that we will soon be able to offer transplants to people without waiting for someone to die first
ReplyDeleteAlso, one researcher (why can't I ever remember the names?) has discovered that using a cotton candy machine with the right material instead of sugar, creates a matrix for capillary tubes to be able to feed growing organs
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