3D bioprinter patches up wounds using a patient's own skin cells

While the advent of 3D printers is commonly thought of as a revolution for manufacturing, it could have huge benefits for medicine as well. To help patch up large wounds that might normally require a skin graft, researchers at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) have developed a new bioprinter that can print dual layers of a patient's own skin directly into a wound.

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Category: Medical

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• 3D bioprinting
• 3D Printers
• 3D Printing
• Bioprinting
• Skin
• Wake Forest
• Wound

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