Title: 3D Printing human tissue Post by: Apophyster on April 05, 2013, 12:09:40 PM Because a tributary interest of 3D fractals here is an intererest in 3D printing here is an article I saw about (3D) "printing" human tissue, a process that must involve some very sophisticated and precise equipment. http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-faux-synthetic-tissue-3d-printer-self-assembling-20130404,0,6286611.story "Scientists have built a 3-D printer that creates material resembling human tissues. The novel substance, a deceptively simple network of water droplets coated in lipids, could one day be used to deliver drugs to the body -- or perhaps even to replace damaged tissue in living organs. "The creation, described in the journal Science, consists of lipid bilayers separating droplets of water -- rather like cell membranes, whose double layers allow the body’s cells to mesh with their watery environments while still protecting their contents."... What won't be printable next? |