iFix, the 3D pen that bio-prints to treat eye injuries

A team of researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of Wollongong have developed iFix. A pen that through special ink can bio-print a cell structure to help treat eye injuries. They received $ 1.1 million in funding from the NSW Medical Devices Fund to begin market this technological breakthrough.

iFix joins the applications of 3D printing in the service of ophthalmology. Whether it is the development of a 3D printed cornea from fish scales or whole 3D printed eyes. Earlier this year we even covered the creation of a prototype of bionic eye designed thanks to 3D technologies. The use of 3D printing in this sector is at the end of the road and promises great medical advances for future solutions.

iFix, the 3D pen that bio-prints cellular structures

Professor Gerard Sutton and his team of scientists are at the origin of iFix. The bio-pen that would cure ocular lesions and thus heal corneal inflammation known as keratitis. It is an important cause behind blindness in a lot of developed countries. In Australia alone, 55.000 people is hospitalised each year because of this disease. The new treatment possibly opens up to benefit thousands of patients yearly.