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Scientists just took a major step forward towards 3D printed organs — with a new lung-like system full of air sacs can expand and contract, filling the same biological role as our lungs do by pumping oxygen into blood.<\/p>
Bioprinted organs could someday help people<\/a> who are waiting and sometimes dying on the organ transplant waitlist. In research published<\/a> in the journal Science<\/em> last week, the team behind the new printing technique made a similar device and successfully grafted it into mice with injured livers.<\/p> The 3D printed lung can be seen expanding and contracting, oxygenating blood as it flows past its bulbous transparent air sacs in a video<\/a> published by Seeker<\/em> on Friday.<\/p> 3D printing blood vessels and other vasculature has remained an elusive challenge for scientists — some teams have even outsourced the endeavor<\/a> to the International Space Station, where the zero-gravity environment means that small tubes are less likely to collapse under their own weight as they’re being printed.<\/p> Per the research, this new lung was printed down here on Earth, suggesting that the new bioprinting technique and materials could help us get to a point where people in need of new organs<\/a> only need to wait as long as it takes to print one out.<\/p> More on 3D bioprinting:<\/strong> These Scientists Are 3D-Printing New Body Parts for Athletes<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post New Video Shows 3D Printed Lung “Breathing”<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Go here to read the rest: First Breaths Scientists just took a major step forward towards 3D printed organs\u00a0\u2014\u00a0with a\u00a0new lung-like system full of air sacs can expand and contract,\u00a0filling the same biological role as our lungs do by\u00a0pumping oxygen into blood. Continue reading In And Out<\/h2>
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