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Old 07-25-2012, 11:19 PM   #10
Tony Curcio
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Default Re: 3D Printer! Amazing!

Work has begun to try printing artificial human organs, such as kidneys. The cartridge is filled with cloned cells. Early attempts did not hold up well. I read somewhere (probably Smithsonian Magazine) that future prototypes will be injected onto a sort of scaffold, to stabilize the structure while the layers are being printed.
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