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3D printed organ that mimics lungs

This revolutionary model could have a major impact on organ donations

03-May-2019

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The difficulty in creating functional tissue replacements is the printing of complex vasculature.

New bioprinting technology creates organs that contain their own vascular networks.

Such as lung's blood vessels and airways, and bile ducts and blood vessels in the liver.

Bioprinted human organs might someday supply the transplantation therapy.

Around 114,000 people are on transplant waiting lists in the United States.

Research is done by Rice’s Brown School of Engineering and the University of Washington.

Bioprinted human organs might someday supply the transplantation therapy.

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Jordan Miller

Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at Rice University and Co-Founder at Volumetric, Inc.

Kelly Stevens

Assistant Professor in the Departments of Bioengineering and Pathology at the University of Washington.

Rice Engineering

George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice University.

University of Washington (UW)

Public research university in Seattle, Washington

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3D Printing (Healthcare), Regenerative Medicine