3-D Printing for Muscle Tissue
April 10, 2012 | Terry Sharrer
A San Diego company, Organovo, is using a modified form of 3-D printing to create human tissues—so far, heart muscle, lung, and blood vessels—for drug testing. A photo gallery in this piece shows how cells are placed into position and connected with a “paste.” Eventually, these proprietors think it will be possible to print new organs—thus their corporate name. MORE PLUS VIDEO
Image Credit: Organovo’s NovoGen MMX Bioprinter