Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have created technology to reproduce any type of
Human organ transplantation is life-savingan important procedure for people with serious illnesses. But there are too few organs available: In the US alone, there are currently more than 112,000 people waiting for a transplant.
Printing organs on a 3D bioprinter is one of thepossible solutions to the problem. Therefore, the authors of the new work came up with their own way to speed up and improve printing. They proposed using microfluidics, a process of precisely manipulating liquids through tiny channels. It helps get the job done on an even smaller scale than was previously possible.
According to the researchers, their work will help improve the process of printing any structure created from microfabrics and microfibers.
Most modern 3D bioprinters are based onon extrusion, they eject bio-ink from a nozzle to create structures about 200 microns in size — about one-tenth the width of spaghetti. A microfluidics-based printer can print biological objects on the order of tens of micrometers on par with a single-cell scale.
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