Bioprinting: 3D printing with living cells

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Researchers have already successfully printed a heart made of living cells, and functional lung tissue, using a 3D printer. What else is possible?

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Bioprinting: Donor hearts from 3D printers?

Hundreds of thousands of people around the world are waiting for a donor organ. Could 3D-printed organs be the solution? For years, international researchers have striven to print functional organs from living cells.

3D printing inside the body

A team of researchers at the University of New South Wales are working on the development of a mini bioprinter to print new tissue directly inside the body. But this 3D printing process is still in its early stages.

An end to animal testing thanks to 3D printing

Replicating the behavior of our organs in tiny spaces is now taking place on credit card-sized mini-labs printed with organ cells. Organ-on-a-chip technology can test active pharmaceutical ingredients and help reduce animal testing.

Heart bypasses: Soon done by 3D printers?

Bypass grafts help direct blood past narrowed veins and prevent heart attacks. At Germany's Kiel University Hospital, they are being made from human cells using 3D printing. The process could be on the market in just a few years.

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