3D Bio-printing and medical projects are a great combination. We saw a few weeks ago how the additive manufacturing technology was helping to save lives thanks to 3D printed hearts or 3D printed kidneys. But who would have thought one day that a 3D printer could print skin tissue? Today, we are going to see how this technology can be used to manufacture human skin. Indeed, skin printers are now a reality, to heal severe burns, skin diseases or to test chemicals.
3D Bio-printing: When the technology can print human cells?
What is Bio-printing?
Bio-printing is not a technology picked up from a science-fiction story, it is now a reality for the medical sector. There are more and more 3D printing materials available on the market, but now it is also becoming possible to 3D print cells thanks to new efficient 3D machines.
These 3D bio-printers are able to recreate and grow cells from the actual stem cells of a patient. These bio-printing experiments are starting to revolutionize the medical field. It is becoming possible to 3D print body parts, organs, but also skin tissues.
How can 3D Bio-printing revolutionize the medical industry?
Skin transplant to save lives
3D printing can definitely help to solve some of the problems that we have actually in the medical sector. For example, when a patient needs an organ for a transplant or a new skin tissue to heal an important wound, we have to wait for a donor.
Waiting for a donor is a long process, but these patients don’t really have time to waste. That is precisely where the additive manufacturing technology can help them: it can use the patient’s cells to create a functional organ, an organ part or now, even a brand new skin tissue!
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