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As 3D printing transitions from commercial manufacturing use to personal private use individuals will have the ability to print any design. Products can range from a pair of shoes to complicated engineering designs, life-saving devices, prosthetic limbs and weapons that pass airport security. In the future we will likely see printable medications and

Three-dimensional (3D) printing, is taking a huge role in major innovations within many fields these days such as the engineering, education, and medical. 3D printing in the medical field promise with many fascinated achievements that no one thought that they will be possible someday. 3D printing technology is rapidly becoming more and more common among doctors and medical researchers. Different professionals from different fields advance the use of 3D printing. That allows patients from different countries to use 3D printing technology to experience better health options. 3D printing technology can be used in many ways in the medical field such as printing drugs. 3D printers can be used to make chemical combinations. A patient will be able to print his medicines at home, by putting

The field of bioprinting, using 3D printing technology for producing live cells with extreme accuracy, could be the answer to many of the problems we as humans face in the medical field. It could be the end to organ waiting lists and an alternative for organ transplants. In 3D printing technology lies the potential to replace the testing of new drugs on animals. However, the idea of applying 3 dimensional printing to the health industry is still quite new and yet to have a major impact. Manufacturing working 3D organs remains an enormous challenge, but in theory could solve major issues present today.

In a study conducted through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on “average 79 people will receive an organ each day; however, an average of 22 people die each day” waiting for transplants that cannot take place because of the shortage of donated organs (U.S. D.H.H.S). The average amount of patients waiting for an organ can reduce to zero with the continued development of 3-D printers. 3-D printing is a process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file. The digital file is uploaded onto a computer software, and then the 3-D printer prints the digital file out onto different materials. The materials include plastic, resin, nylon, sandstone. The finish products become replicas of the digital file, and what was an idea is now a reality. Therefore, 3-D printers will one day be the future of organ transplants because over the past twenty years the technology industry has rapidly grown into the focal point in society. From advancement in communication, to the medical field, science and technology has shaped this world today. Thus, the American Government should invest more money into the medical field budget because the research conducted on new technology (3-D Printers) leads to more lives saved, and expands the opportunity of future medical breakthroughs.

SINcE I hAVE ALwAYS BEEN INTErESTEd in science and technology, I subscribed to many research magazines, including Popular Science and Scientific American. However, until 10th grade, I never had the opportunity to contribute to medical research—something that I had always wanted to do. Then, one day I read an article titled “Print Me a Pancreas, Please” in Popular Science, which described novel tissue engineering research involving modification of off-the-shelf inkjet printers to print out living cells in a “bioink” solution. Having read much about tissue engineering, I realized this “organ printing” approach could potentially address problems of traditional tissue engineering methods, such as the need to precisely place specific cell types in 3D scaffolds. I was so excited that I came up with a few ideas of my own about advancing the

Bioprinting offers the ability to create a 3D biomimetic tissue by patterning cells and, in some approaches, multiple cell types with precise and reproducible spatial control. In order to create these organs a researcher must start off with a bioink consisting of compounds with a chemical structure consisting of polysaccharides and/or proteins. Some of the compounds include, but are not limited to agar, collagen, silk, elastin, and chitosan. These bioinks are then infused with additives that include growth factors, cytokines, and extracellular matrix (Bioprinting 4-12). Bioprinting then “moves from the laboratory to the clinic sources, clinical grade cells will be necessary to support the assembly of different constructs” This is where stem cells from the patient, if possible, are utilized to prevent the use of immunosuppressive drugs. (Bioprinting 4-12). Once everything is loaded into the biopen, it is then loaded into the bioprinter (fig 1, 2). Researchers are then able to make tissues, organs, and many other structural components.

Did a soldier ever think of printing his missing hand that was amputated while in combat? Or did that surgeon ever thought of printing that patient’s matching heart that’s been on the national organ donor list for the past two years? And how about printing the most want it toy for Christmas for your child? Well now you can, by using a 3-D modeling technology printing concept. 3-D (Three-Dimensional) modeling technology in the medical field has been an innovation since the 1980’s. This technology has come a long ways. 3-D modeling technology printing is a method of additive manufacturing and built-up technique where a three dimensional object is shaped by laying down consecutive layers of material to create an object in a 3-D aspect. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of companies providing personalized three dimensional printed models of objects that have been scanned and reduced to a 3-D shape with the assistance of computer software, and then printed to the customer’s requests. This technology has developed into many branches, in which has opened doors leading to a new form of imagery in the world of printing. While some may argue this technology may result in a trend of piracy and with its non-proprietary software, some individuals may gain profit by manufacturing counterfeit pharmaceutical products. Society should invest in the 3-D modeling technology concept as many individuals have been creating toys at home and

New Medical Research shows that 3-D printing can be used to reproduce human cells by bio-printing blood vessels and human tissue. Medical Research has shown that 3-D printing of the tissue can be a new invasive treatment for individuals that need rapid acting, life-saving treatment and the most cost effective option. There are a variety of different types of 3-D printers. However, with each 3-D printer they each produce their own unique and distinct objects. The usage of each 3-D printer differs from one another. In the terms of bio-printing its provides many benefits such as providing the production of medication, or a tissue. Furthermore 3-D printing can be also used for educational purposes, such as adding 3-D printing to the curriculum

Anthony Atala, in his 2011 Ted Talk, Printing a Human Kidney, tells of printing a bladder. He explains that they use a small piece of the patients original bladder. They then print a scaffold and let the cells grow on the scaffolding in an “oven like device” that has the “same conditions as the human body -- 37 degrees centigrade, 95 percent oxygen” Weeks later, the organ has grown and it is ready to be placed in the patient. Atala explains that “For these specific patients, we actually just suture these materials. We use three-dimensional imagining analysis, but we actually created these biomaterials by hand.”Luke Massella, a patient who received a 3D printed organ because he was born with spina bifida that prevented his bladder and kidneys

“A 3D printer is a computer run machine, which has the ability to print out objects layer by layer” (Griggs Para.1). The new advancement is a 3D organ printer that will print out human organs using embryonic stem cells. “To complete this process first scientist harvest stem cells, allowing them to double in a petri dish. The stem cell mixture can then be placed into a 3D printer, which is encoded to create an organ” (Griggs Para. 8). The technology for bioprinting isn’t yet complete but within the next few years bioprinting will be a real possibility. With the help of bioprinting, patients who have been waiting on organ transplant lists will no longer have to wait month or years for a compatible organ. Organ transplant wait times could be shortened days. With the use of this technology, “people who would once have to wait in anticipation on whether or not they would even receive an organ, will have the ability to get a brand new organ print from their own cells” (Hsu Para.2). Recently, a group of scientist tested a similar process by bioengineering a trachea for piglets made from the stem cells of different piglets (Castillo Para. 4). It was concluded, “three months after the bioengineered trachea was planted, the baby pig tripled in weight and doubled in size" (Castillo Para. 4). This proves the bioengineered trachea caused no harm to the piglet; it allowed them to grow and mature the

For my regenerative medicine report I chose 3D organ printing, also called 3D Bioprinting. More specifically, I focused on the 3D printing for Kidneys. 3D printing of organs works by using stem cells to create tissue that can be used to fix a part of an organ, or many tissues that can create a whole organ. (ed.ted.com) The printers, in collaboration with computer-assisted design, would print out ultra thin layers of tissue to be layered on top of one another to form organs. (asme.org) There are also 3D printers that were made that can print stem cells. (livescience.com) This way, instead of extracting totipotent embryonic stem cells, or having to settle for pluripotent adult ones, there can be stem cells that are still totipotent

First, 3D printing is very beneficial to the medical field. 3D printing in medicine can be used in order to create exact replicas of certain organs so that they can study it without risking the patient’s life. ("3D Printing in the Medicine: Saving Time and Saving Lives | ABAAD." ABAAD. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Mar. 2014.) 3D printers use materials such as bio-ink, which comprises stem cells and other types of cells from a patient, which can be laid down layer by layer to form a tissue. Human organs such as blood vessels, bladders and kidney portions have been replicated using this technology. 3D printers also use materials such as bone material, skin

3D printing has had a big impact on medicine and has a been a big help . 3D printing technology will allow new discoveries in medicine to happen faster since new prototypes will be modelled quick. It will soon be possible to create implants that fit our individual needs and differences from bone implants to prosthetic limbs and devices used by dentists. “ realistically”. Were going to be living to 100...110. With bio-printer orgams, living to 110 wont be anything like living to that age today” contends Jack uldrich.A technology trend expert.” were already printing skin kidneys a replica of a beating human heart. If a person loses a limb well be able to print, layer by layer, a replacement and it's theoretically possible.( 3D- printing- save-the-world page one) It also can be bad to use it

Three-dimensional (3D) printing, also known as rapid prototyping (RP) and additive manufacturing (AM), is a transformational technology that is anticipated to revolutionize the healthcare industry. Current and projected healthcare applications of 3D printing include: customized prosthetics; personalized surgical implants; drug delivery, pre-operative and educational anatomical models; and tissue and organ engineering. The implications of 3D printing are expected to be considerable and include benefits such as: improved efficiency and reduced costs; personalized medicine; and increased collaboration . The implementation of this technology does not come without significant challenges, however. The healthcare industry is one of the most regulated in the Unites States, hype can contribute to idealized expectations, biocompatible materials must be identified, and intellectual property may be difficult to protect as a result of 3D printing. This article reviews current advances in 3D printing and the current and projected healthcare applications that will improve quality and decrease costs.

With the very limited supply of organs, 3D printing creates functioning organs without a donation from a living organism. The definition of 3D printing from Charles W. Hull, the inventor of 3D systems, states that “...thin layers of a material that can be cured with ultraviolet light were sequentially printed in layers to form a solid 3D structure” (Murphy & Atala 773). The sheer narrow sheets play a vital role in bioprinting. They allow the printers to develop functional, layering individual cells, proteins, and an extracellular matrix. The three basic types of 3D printing include biomimicry, independent self- assembly, and miniature tissue blocks. The creation of the 3D structure creates all the difference between these types of printing. Three dimensional structure approaches include, creating exact duplicates of the cells and tissues with extensive knowledge, using a developing embryo as a template or using microscopic tissues to assemble into a larger developed tissue (Kalaskar). In other words, all these paths to bioprinting end up with a 3D structure but require different knowledge and materials. They all contain their own sets of challenges.