Novel 3D bioprinter prints functional multilayered human skin

Scientists from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Madrid, Spain) have used a prototype 3D bioprinter to produce living human skin A team of researchers Spain have developed a 3D bioprinter that has been utilized to print functional, multilayered, living human skin. Author José Luis Jorcano, Professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, explained that this skin “can be transplanted to patients or used in business settings to test chemical products, cosmetics or pharmaceutical products in quantities and with timetables and prices that are compatible with these uses.” The tissue printed with this new printer replicates the natural structure of the...