Progress: the forward onward movement toward a destination.
3D printer!
3D printers are the new way to make inanimate objects, but what if they could be used for more? Scientists, technologists, and scholars are all trying to find ways to use 3D printers to create medical advancements such as veins and conduits! Guess what? It doesn’t stop there. These people are hoping to print organs such as hearts! How is this possible you might ask? Harvard Scholars have invented what is known as “bio-ink”. Bio-ink contains living cells and tiny blood vessels. Using this ink, the printer creates the tissues layer by layer to eventually produce organs. Because of the new Bio-ink advancement this dream is not too far off. Amazing right? These organs could be used for transplants instead of using an anonymous donor. Sure, there are some kinks to work out but progress isn’t that far off.
An ear that was printed using a 3D printer
Personally, I think these discoveries are astounding! This could change the medical future in such a huge way! Think of all the lives that can be saved because people wouldn’t have to wait for donors and the organ could possibly be customized to fit the patient’s needs. That makes transplants safer with a smaller possibility of rejection. 6,570 people die per year waiting for an organ. This number could be dramatically reduced.
Progress is underway and we are moving toward this next medical destination.
