3d printed heart (!)

[hitchhiker]

In a major medical breakthrough, Tel Aviv University researchers have "printed" the world's first 3D vascularised engineered heart using a patient's own cells and biological materials. Their findings were published on April 15 in a study in Advanced Science.

Until now, scientists in regenerative medicine -- a field positioned at the crossroads of biology and technology -- have been successful in printing only simple tissues without blood vessels.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190415102242.htm

Comments

[minoanmiss]

WOW!

[cjsmith]

Most excellent!

[ororo]

Medical applications of 3-D printing fascinate me. Have for years.