Want to 3D print a kidney? Start by thinking small - Medical Xpress

Human organ transplants offer a crucial lifeline to people with serious illnesses, but there are too few organs to go around: in the U.S. alone, there are more than 112,000 people currently waiting for transplants. The promise of 3D printing organs is one pos…

Schematic design of the microfluidic printhead and the numerical modeled parameters. (a) The schematic figure of the hollow microfiber fabrication system using the microfluidic channel, (b) The schem… [+5727 chars]

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