According to Gartner, one of the most futuristic technologies in the 3D printing space is actually much closer to realizing its potential than you’d imagine. Already in the past year we’ve seen 3D printed thyroids, 3D printed mini kidneys, and functional tissue. Now, researchers at University of Toronto Engineering have pioneered a “person-on-a-chip”, capable of growing human tissues for medical testing and, possibly one day, organ transplantation.
Image via U of T Engineering News.
Published in the journal of Nature Materials, the U of T team describes what they call the AngioChip, consisting of a scaffold made from POMaC, biodegradable and biocompatible polymer.…
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