3D-printed hearts: A revolution for organ donations?

Hundreds of thousands of people around the world are waiting for a donor organ. Could 3D-printed organs be the solution? For years, international researchers have striven to print functional organs from living cells.
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[@PirateRo333]

I think this is a vital technology. I would like to see funding elements for this kind of work. We have billions of dollars expended in AI right now, is there similar investment here? I would like to see additional, regular features like this featuring company names, investment options and strategies and government involvement to propel a moonshot program to get the basics behind us so we can focus on manufacturing and distribution.

[@sl4983]

Interesting no update on the ear

[@thiagorib79]

The ear is just cartilage, yep? No solid organ that is sth harder to accomplish. U can check a TED where bladder was transplanted by Dr Atala. 👍🏼 On a organ-chip is not the whole organ, but a tissue, just a small part of a functional subunit of the organ being researched. The ones using medical images (CT and MRI) is called biomodels and is usually printed using ordinary polymeric material for different uses.