The Pros And Cons Of Printing Human Organs

3D printing is slowly making its way into the mainstream train of thought. Students at an abundance of universities have access to this incredible innovation. To some this exciting technology seems to be nothing but a fad. However, 3D printing has already began to make significant strides in the medical

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.

History 3D printing is a technology that was invented in the early 1980s by a man named Charles Hull (Ventola, 2014). Since its creation, 3D printing has branched into many different aspects of the world and is being utilized in fields like the automotive industry, medicine and is even being used for everyday purposes. Later on, Charles Hull founded a company called 3D Systems which developed the first ever 3D printer. In 1988, Hull and his company 3D Systems, put forth the first commercially available 3D printer. From this point on, 3D printing would be advanced and evolved to the point where it would have the opportunity to create a revolutionary impact on the world we

She’s breathing but is she the one really breathing? “About 123,000 Americans are on a waitlist to receive an organ donation”(Staedter, “Human-Animal Hybrids Growing for Organ Transplants”) becoming increasingly desperate for an organ that is given priority to higher socioeconomic standings, hence wealthier people are the one's overcoming organ failure, while there has been an overwhelmingly drastic increase of deaths due to organ failure. Thus, there is a vital necessity for organs that the waiting list of donors can’t meet, creating the organ market an increased alternative that ridiculed issues bordering on the demand of organ transplants. The practicality of artificial organs through an increased funding can lead to a beneficial output

Rough Draft(Problem/Solution) Saying goodbye to a loved one is never easy. Let alone having to look at them slowly deteriorate and have no other option but to wait and hope. A third of the families of over 123,000 have to say goodbye to their dying relatives. A third of that list dies waiting for an organ. If there was a way to save the third of those waiting for an organ would society take a role and help find it? Luckily there is, the sale of organs would reduce the number of deaths and possibly reduce the waiting list. Fewer families would have to say a hurtful goodbye to loved ones and not have to watch them fade away hopelessly without being able to do something about it.

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

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

AMAZON 3D PRINTERS COULD ALSO SAVE LIVES As mentioned earlier, 3D printing can be more than just fun and games. 3D printing can be used to make organs and living tissues as well. This is obviously a complex process, but it can be done. This would allow more people to be able to receive transplants. This idea of printing organs and tissues has been discussed for quite a while now.

“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

3D printing can create object in any shape imaginable thanks to the two dozen printing processes. 3D printing first made its appearance in the early 1980’s by Charles Hull. In 1988, Hull founded the company 3D Systems, which developed the first commercially available 3D printer. Hull set great footsteps for future generations to follow. As known, 3D printing has been used in manufacturing industries for decades. Three dimensional printing can largely benefit healthcare and medical uses due to the customization, cost efficiency, and the rapid productivity. Customization is a great advantage to 3D printing because it allows for custom made medical products and equipment that is prepared for each body and fixture. The time

Have you ever had a relative or friend that was in need of a transplant but was just waiting for their death instead? As you may know, waiting for a specific organ can take from one hour to one day or possibly one year. Now just think how Bioprinting can quicken the time help those who have a failing organs. The first synthetic organ transplant took place in 2011, this was a huge breakthrough in the field of regenerative medicine. This area of bioengineering involves engineering stem cells to grow into functioning tissues and organs to replace diseased ones. Once the functioning tissue(s) or organ(s) is/are complete, we can then use bioprinting to construct the organ or tissue needed for transplant. This option will immensely reduce the time

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.

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.

Give a significant date in the history of engineering. What happened on this date? Chuck Hull invented the very first 3D Printer which is also known as ‘Additive Manufacturing’ for commercial rapid prototyping in 1983, founded 3D systems in Valencia California. The popularity of 3D printing has risen recently due

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