Novel, ‘SWIFT’ technique for 3D printing organs

A novel method for 3D printing organs has successfully produced viable and functioning organ specific tissue. Researchers from Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (MA, USA) have developed a novel technique yielding viable, organ-specific tissues with high cell density and function, overcoming several hurdles in the 3D printing of organs. The research, published in Science Advances, represents a major breakthrough in 3D printed organ technology and viability.  The team reports that in the United States, 20 people lose their lives waiting for an organ transplant every day. While...