bio printing (for organs)

[VJ]

http://www.newscientisttech.com/article.ns?id=mg19025474.300&print=true

SITTING in a culture dish, a layer of chicken heart cells beats in synchrony. But this muscle layer was not sliced from an intact heart, nor even grown laboriously in the lab. Instead, it was "printed", using a technology that could be the future of tissue engineering.

WOW...


Jörg

[Tjalfe]

Sounds very impressive. Would be wonderful to print needed organs for transplants

.. but.. soon the penis enhancement emails will sell you special ink for DIY

[lowlifecat]

4 *twitch!*s out of 5.

[Dr Mordrid]

Not that new in concept. Seems built on these older techs;

Skin: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,118815,00.asp

Bone: http://www.screenweb.com/index.php/channel/4/id/2249

Tissue scaffolds (for growing synthetic organs): http://www.azom.com/details.asp?newsID=4686

If/when perfected it'll be a real boon to those needing transplants....or bigger whatevers

Dr. Mordrid