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BIOLIFE4D successfully bio-prints human heart tissue
BIOLIFE4D, a Chicago-based company that specializes in bio-printing and tissue engineering, recently announced that they have successfully bio-printed 3D human heart tissue. This is the first conclusive results since the $50 million fundraiser by the company last September. Bio-p
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BIOLIFE4D, a Chicago-based company that specializes in bio-printing and tissue engineering, recently announced that they have successfully bio-printed 3D human heart tissue. This is the first conclusive results since the $50 million fundraiser by the company last September.
Bio-printing could be a solution to better understand complex organs such as the heart and find more appropriate care and even prevent certain diseases. Many very realistic models have been 3D printed, either to help surgeons better train themselves or to improve the transplant process. BIOLIFE4D, for their part, has focused more on the creation of heart tissue and has managed to type of a kind of cardiac patch.
Heart cells in a hydrogel
BIOLIFE4D makes a heart patch in only a few days
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