3D Printing Insider – DOD Funding the Bioprinting of Mini-Human Organs

3D Printing Insider – DOD Funding the Bioprinting of Mini-Human Organs

So when can we bioprint a kidney??? Andrea is so very READY!  🙂

Nextgov) Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center are embarking on A “body on a chip” project that will use 3D printing – or bioprinting – technology to create mini-human organ systems about the size of a quarter to test the body’s response to drugs. It’s funded by a $24 million grant from the Defense Department to develop antidotes to very strong agents in the areas of chemical and biological warfare.