{"id":125400,"date":"2021-07-23T16:25:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T23:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/rapid-new-bioprinting-method-unlocks-potential-of-human-tissue-transplants"},"modified":"2021-07-23T16:25:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T23:25:58","slug":"rapid-new-bioprinting-method-unlocks-potential-of-human-tissue-transplants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/rapid-new-bioprinting-method-unlocks-potential-of-human-tissue-transplants","title":{"rendered":"Rapid new bioprinting method unlocks potential of human tissue transplants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/rapid-new-bioprinting-method-unlocks-potential-of-human-tissue-transplants.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scientists from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalo.edu\/\">University at Buffalo<\/a> have developed a rapid new 3D bioprinting method that could represent a significant step towards fully-printed human organs.<\/p>\n<p>Using a novel vat-SLA-based approach, the team have been able to reduce the time it takes to create cell-laden hydrogel structures, from over 6 hours to just 19 minutes. The expedited biofabrication method also enables the production of embedded blood vessel networks, potentially making it a significant step towards the lifesaving 3D printed organs needed by those on transplant waiting lists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur method allows for the rapid printing of centimeter-sized hydrogel models,\u201d explained the study\u2019s lead co-author, Chi Zhou. \u201cIt significantly reduces part deformation and cellular injuries caused by the prolonged exposure to the environmental stresses you commonly see in conventional 3D printing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists from the University at Buffalo have developed a rapid new 3D bioprinting method that could represent a significant step towards fully-printed human organs. Using a novel vat-SLA-based approach, the team have been able to reduce the time it takes to create cell-laden hydrogel structures, from over 6 hours to just 19 minutes. The expedited [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":513,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1489,1503,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3d-printing","category-bioprinting","category-biotech-medical"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/513"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125400\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}