FIRST 3D BIO-PRINTER- ANOTHER BREAK THROUGH

At last we achieve another milestone with the development of 3D Bio Printer. An engineering firm has announced that they got success in the developing a 3D bio Printer which enable you to create organs on demand for organ transplant. In its first stage the 3D Bio Printer has successfully printed arteries that is said to be used in heart bypass surgery in as little as 5 years. However, if you go for more complex structure like heart, teeth or bone may take another 10 years. The new 3D Bio Printer which is in its initial stage and under trial will be capable of growing any body parts that is needed to be replaced.

The 3D Bio Printer enables the scientist to place cells of any kind into a desired 3D pattern making what ever structure they want. The 3D Bio Printer includes 2 print head of which one is for placing human cells and another for putting hydro-gel, scafoid or any other support matrix. The 3D Bio Printer uses the same cell of the organ or tissue that is to be regenerated. For example if you need to regenerate the heart then the 3D Bio Printer needs the cell of the same heart that is to be regenerated . This also minimizes the chance of rejection of regenerated articles from your body. Apart to this the printer easily fits inside the standard bio safety cabinet making it safe for use.

Apart to this the new 3D Bio Printer uses a laser based calibration system which is developed in order to achieve high reliability. As far as the software interface is concerned the 3D Bio Printer has it own interface that allows the engineers to first make the model of the tissue on the screen before the printer construct the physical counterpart.

The 3D Bio Printer is developed under the collaboration of an Australian Engineering Giant Invetech and a regenerative medicine company Organovo. In early 2009 the medicine giant collaborated with the Invetech as its technology partner and decided to develop 3D Bio Printer which can latter be manufactures for commercial sale. Between 2010 and 2011 the 3D Bio Printer will be given to research institutes as its part of instrument development program and also to investigate its capability in human tissue repair and replacement.