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FRESH technology can bioprint a 3D extracellular matrix of collagen

A future without the need for organ harvesting and trafficking

01-Aug-2019

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Scientists find a new technique to 3-D bioprint tissue scaffolds out of collagen.

Uses a technique called Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels (FRESH).

Couldn’t build an extracellular matrix using existing biofabrication methods until now.

Deposits collagen layer by layer in a support bath, then melts the support bath.

3D printing a full-sized, adult human heart will be possible in the future.

Research by Carnegie Mellon University, published in Science.

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Adam Feinberg

Professor of Materials Science & Engineering and Biomedical Engineering.

Carnegie Mellon University

Private research university known for its exceptional computer science and engineering programs

Topics mentioned on this page:
3D Printing, Heart Disease