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Human cartilage tissue 3D bioprinted on ISS

One small step for man, one bioprinted leg for mankind?!

10-Jan-2019

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Organaut bioprinter was created for use in space.

Used to print human cartilage tissue and a rodent thyroid gland.

Organaut bioprints by extruding materials from a syringe.

Magnetic 3D bioprinter project allows scientists to analyse how space microgravity affects the efficiency of creating living tissues and organ constructs.

Experiments carried out on International Space Station (ISS).

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3D Bioprinting Solutions

Biotechnology company focused on 3D bioprinting.

International Space Station (ISS)

NASA Space station / Laboratory

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3D Printing, Space Colonization