BIOLIFE4D successfully 3D bioprints human heart tissue
“BIOLIFE4D, a Chicago-based medical tech firm specializing in 3D bioprinting and tissue engineering, announced it has successfully demonstrated its ability to – specifically, a human cardiac patch.
The successfully 3D printed cardiac patch contains multiple cell types of which the human heart is made of, rather than just cardiomyocytes, and includes preliminary vascularization. Bioprinted 3D cardiac patches can be used in patients with acute heart failure to restore lost myocardial contractility…”
http://www.3ders.org/articles/20180627-biolife4d-successfully-3d-bioprints-human-heart-tissue.html
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