3D Printer prints a human vein

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Vekseid

March 22, 2010, 12:31:41 PM
Not quite 5th Element... yet

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The printer is meant to be used in regenerative medicine. Instead of borrowing body parts from someone else — or yourself — the printer will just make a new part for you. The printer is loaded with cartridges of “bio-ink” a substance that acts as a kind of scaffolding  for the cells to retain their shape. A sophisticated computer  is linked to the printer that is pre-programmed with the 3D blueprint  of whatever is being made. The computer instructs the printer to lay down two dimensional layers of bio ink and cells that eventually form into the 3D body part.

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...damn. O_o

Ket

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March 22, 2010, 05:04:04 PM
Nice.  Very nice.  ;D
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Kye

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March 23, 2010, 12:00:06 AM
Wow... that's just too cool!

Trieste

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March 23, 2010, 12:29:18 AM
That is way cool, but ...

DarklingAlice

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March 23, 2010, 01:12:02 AM
Fantastic! It's about time, we have been talking about this for ages, good to see news of actual progress.
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