Anthony Atala, Printing a Human Kidney on Stage (5507356887)
Dr. Anthony Atala shows a kidney created layer by layer by the printer in the background. A modified desktop ink jet printer sprays cells instead of inks. The cells are cultured from the patient and the structural template for the kidney comes from MRI scans (so it will be the right size and shape).
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Using similar technology, Atala constructed a bladder for a young boy, Jake, 10 years ago. At the end of the talk (photo below), Jake rejoined the good doctor on stage to thank him.Relevante Artikel
Anthony AtalaAnthony Atala ist ein US-amerikanischer Bioingenieur, Urologe und Kinderchirurg. Er ist Professor für Urologie, Gründungsdirektor des Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine sowie Vorsitzender der Abteilung für Urologie an der Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina. .. weiterlesen