Researchers from Tel Aviv University have successfully printed the world's first 3D
Replicants: the beginning
Scientists were able to create a whole heart with cellsblood vessels, ventricles and chambers. This is a significant improvement over previous attempts, which printed only simple tissues without vessels.
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The creation process began with a biopsy of adipose tissue,taken from patients. The cellular material was used as “ink” for the printer. This allowed researchers to create sections of the heart and, eventually, an entire organ.
The heart isn't very big - it's about the size of a heart.a rabbit. But the technology that made this possible will eventually lead to the production of a human-sized organ. Currently, the heart can only beat, but scientists are planning to improve it so that it works like a real one. Once this process is complete, they will try to test the heart on animals.
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Researchers have been working on 3D tissues formany years with the goal of creating functioning organs for transplantation. Scientists involved in the Tel Aviv University project estimate that organ printers will be available within 10 years.