Printing Tissue by Ink-Jet

By on January 27th, 2008 in blog

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It’s not exactly Fabbing as we know it, but the World Intellectual Property Organization now includes an entry on printing live tissue. Yes, I mean punching out “mammalian cells” via an ink-jet process.

Evidently the cells are deposited in layers, much like 3D printing, onto an existing substrate. In some cases the substrate is itself printed, along with growth medium. Then the cells take over by growing and multiplying to develop into fully-formed tissue.

Via WIPO

By Kerry Stevenson

Kerry Stevenson, aka "General Fabb" has written over 8,000 stories on 3D printing at Fabbaloo since he launched the venture in 2007, with an intention to promote and grow the incredible technology of 3D printing across the world. So far, it seems to be working!