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3D skin printing as simple as painting walls with a roller

Skin transplantation could be no longer needed because this device makes everything more simple

04-Feb-2020

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Handheld 3D printer can deposit sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds.

Ink of the printer is “bio-ink” and it accelerates the healing process.

Bio ink is composed of mesenchymal stromal cells, which promote skin regeneration and reduces scarring.

Since 2018, the printer has gone through 10 redesigns to find the most suitable version for surgeries.

Prototype includes a single-use microfluidic printhead, a soft wheel that follows the track of the printhead.

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Axel Guenther

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Toronto.

Biofabrication

Scientific journal covering research that leads to the fabrication of advanced biological models, medical therapeutic products, and non-medical biological systems

Richard Cheng

Ph.D Candidate of Biomedical Engineering at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Sunnybrook Hospital

Academic health science center in Toronto

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