Probably the most incredible piece of technology I've ever seen in my life. Could only imagine where this technology could bring us in a decade or
two.....
shaggs2riches - 11-7-2011 at 04:55 PM
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bigkahuna - 11-7-2011 at 05:05 PM
3D printers have been around for a while now, and yah, they are way cool! windhunter - 11-7-2011 at 05:41 PM
Wow if the medical field could incorporate DNA they could just print you out a new organacmbarber - 11-7-2011 at 08:31 PM
Simple organs are being manufactured this way too. See: http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2011/05/02/technology-q...
I heard about it on the CBC podcast of quirks and quarks.
Looks like we can all enjoy butter without the guilt, growing a new heart is just down the corner...Leojim - 11-7-2011 at 08:38 PM
Hmmm, new organs....think of the possibility! Seanny - 11-7-2011 at 09:00 PM
Hasn't 3D printing technology been used for a long time to make hard plastic, one piece models of prototype cars that were sculpted from clay? If so,
I believe this was around in the late 90s. But I could be wrong. Also, about the organs... I do know they have made enormous leaps in the
biotechnology field lately. I saw a special on National Geographic that explained how scientists are able to take an old organ, dissolve all of it
except the cellulose skeleton, inject it with tissue DNA, and incubate it until it grows back into a new, fully functional organ. Truly incredible..acartier1981 - 11-7-2011 at 09:30 PM
They incubate them with the stem cells derived from the original organ to grow the new organ. They are starting to make the organ structure on their
own then add the stem cells. In the not too distant future they will be able to grow you a new heart in a few weeks if you need one.
The 3d printers they are making keep getting better, you can build your own at home for about $1000, but I would rather buy a kite, lol. I can think
of a few things I would like to do with one of these though.
Wish I could remember how to post a video....Seanny - 11-7-2011 at 09:44 PM
I don't think it was stem cells they were using.. I think it was cells that are already specialized, but they are incubated inside the organ skeleton
and adhere to the surfaces where they multiply and grow until they form a synergistic structure. I could be wrong about the stem cells, though.AD72 - 11-7-2011 at 09:45 PM
Laser metal deposition with Titanium. Basically a titanium printer from a CAD model. rocfighter - 12-7-2011 at 01:07 PM
acartier maybe YOU can build one for about a $1,000
Some of us still have trouble using a regular printerSeanny - 12-7-2011 at 05:10 PM
LOLOL You crack me up ^^^^acartier1981 - 12-7-2011 at 05:28 PM
I might be able to if I had the grand to blow but there are kites boards and buggies much more deserving of that funding at the moment, lol. Get a
Canon MX870, best printer I have had yet and you can get easily refillable cartridges for it :-D
