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First commercial 3-D bio-printer makes human tissue and organs | R&D Mag
Scientists and engineers can use the 3-D bio printers to enable placing cells of almost any type into a desired pattern in 3-D, said Murphy. Researchers can place liver cells on a preformed scaffold, support kidney cells with a co-printed scaffold, or form adjacent layers of epithelial and stromal soft tissue that grow into a mature tooth. Ultimately the idea would be for surgeons to have tissue on demand for various uses, and the best way to do that is get a number of bio-printers into the hands of researchers and give them the ability to make three dimensional tissues on demand.
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Designing insectlike microids | R&D Mag
Designing insectlike microids
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Ain't science grand? This is why we need to invest in education. You won't develop these in a garage. Could you imagine getting a new organ that didn't come from someone else dying?
Scientists and engineers can use the 3-D bio printers to enable placing cells of almost any type into a desired pattern in 3-D, said Murphy. Researchers can place liver cells on a preformed scaffold, support kidney cells with a co-printed scaffold, or form adjacent layers of epithelial and stromal soft tissue that grow into a mature tooth. Ultimately the idea would be for surgeons to have tissue on demand for various uses, and the best way to do that is get a number of bio-printers into the hands of researchers and give them the ability to make three dimensional tissues on demand.
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Designing insectlike microids | R&D Mag
Designing insectlike microids
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Ain't science grand? This is why we need to invest in education. You won't develop these in a garage. Could you imagine getting a new organ that didn't come from someone else dying?