1. 3-D Printing
Tissue & Organs
Tricia Monague
Social Impact of
Technology GNED 1002-70
Instructor: Emily Brett
April 10, 2014
2. Printing 3D Tissue
Vasculature and extracellular matrix
Intricate structures with multiple cell types
and multiple layers
Co-printing bio-links in three dimensions
3. To build models of human
kidneys
bone
cartilage
muscle
blood vessels
lung tissue
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/03/tech/innovation/
3-d-printing-human-organs/
4. Organ Printing by way of
Rapid Prototyping
Drug Screening
Wound Healing
Angiogenesis
Stem Cell Niches
Organ Shortage
Transplant Needs
Ethical Concerns
Ramifications
Controls
Quality
Price Margin
6. Conclusion
Printers are now printing ribbons of tissue from your
cells to a dish. Improving your chances at recover
large amount of dead, missing or diseased tissue.
Although still a decade or more away, human hearts
and other organs available for transplants. Reduce
the amount deaths of people on the transplant lists,
of all ages. Little or no more rejection because it
was made from your cells. Little or no need for
continue anti rejection medicine. The possibilities
from stem cell research.
7. References
Kolesky, D., Truby, R., Gladman, A., Busbee, T., Homan, K., &
Lewis, J. (2014). 3D Bioprinting of Vascularized,
Heterogeneous Cell-Laden Tissue Constructs. Advanced
Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.),
Ozbolat, I. T., & Yu, Y. (2013). Bioprinting Toward Organ
Fabrication: Challenges and Future Trends. IEEE
Transactions On Biomedical Engineering, 60(3), 691-699.
doi:10.1109/TBME.2013.2243912
Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/03/tech/innovation/3-d-printing-human-
organs/
The next frontier in 3-D printing: Human organs
By Brandon Griggs, CNN updated 9:49 AM EDT, Thu April 3, 2014
