Researchers in China are using a special 3D printer to print an ear cartilage sample made from actual tissue. About 90% of these printed cells have survived and stayed alive for as long as 4 months!
The researchers at Hangzhou Dianzi University are the ones who invented the 3D tissue printer called “Regenovo.” The printer can make an ear cartilage sample (4-5inches in length) as well as a liver sample in less than an hour! Although specific details such as how the process actually works has not been disclosed by the Chinese researchers they did say that the 3D Printer World should not be surprised if we see fully functioning printed organs in the next decade or so.
