It’s no secret that while additive manufacturing has afforded many different industries with cheaper and faster ways of getting objects made fast and accurately, it is the medical industry that has seen some of the most exciting and revolutionary breakthroughs.
The advancements seen within the field of 3D bioprinting are simply staggering. With numerous companies spending millions of dollars on advancing such technologies, we are in the early stages of what may be one of the most important medical revolutions of our time. With 3D printed human organs promising to one day eliminate the lengthy organ transplant waiting lists, perhaps saving hundreds of thousands of lives each year, these advances can not come soon enough.
As the world of bioprinting becomes increasingly exciting, with new advancements happening on a regular basis, it’s difficult to determine just which company is furthest ahead. Is it Organovo, the publicly traded company already working to create 3D printed mini kidneys with Australian researchers? Or is it one of the many research institutions making advancements in 3D printing ear drums, blood vessels, or carbon composites for bone regeneration?
We’re back again with another weekly roundup, this time looking at a subset of 3D printing technology that is already saving lives, and given recent advances, will soon be saving hundreds of thousands more. 3D bioprinting is the process of using living cells to generate three-dimensional constructs, layer by layer, which preserve the cells’ function and viability.
The first functional “bioficial” thyroid to be implanted in a human being will be completed by 2015 according to a recent release by Skolkovo, Russia based 3D Bioprinting Solutions. The news, which was first reported by the Russia Today online version has been confirmed directly to 3DPI by 3D Bioprinting Solution’s Marketing Manager Julia Smirnova.
Laura Bosworth wants to 3D print breast nipples on demand. The CEO of the Texas startup TeVido Biodevices is betting on a future in which survivors of breast cancer who have undergone mastectomies will be able to order up new breasts printed from their own living cells.
3D bioprinting – often referred to as “bioprinting” – is the process that allows scientists to generate and assemble cellular layers to form organic tissues. While scientist already use 3D printing process to create custom implants and prosthesis in polymeric or metal materials, bioprinting implies the use of organic materials, thus the tissues and organs that are created are considered to be both biological and artificial. Or “bioficial”.
3d Bioprinting Solutions is a great Russian science company based in Moscow.
Here you can see 3d visualization of the first Russian bioprinter and it's basic principles of work. The speed of the machinery can be faster than in the reality.
3d Bioprinting Solutions is a great Russian science company based in Moscow.
This is the second part of my project.
In this animations you can see the macro version of the bioprinting process.
Skolkovo Innovation Center is één van de meest in het oog springende pogingen om de Russische economie te diversificeren en te moderniseren. Innovatiestad Skolkovo brengt wetenschappers, bedrijfsleven en investeerders samen met als doel om innovaties tot stand te brengen, onder andere in een biomedisch cluster. Sinds de start in 2010 zijn ruim 215 innovatieve bedrijven samen, die actief zijn in het ontwikkelen van innovatieve medicijnen, producten voor medische diagnostiek en behandeling, nieuwe bio-compatible materialen en cell technologies.
