Human skin printer
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Researchers at Manchester University (UK) have developed a printer able to produce human skin to help wounds heal. Using the same principle as an ink-jet printer, experts take skin cells from a patient's body, put them into a special printer ink liquid, multiply them, then print out a tailor-made strip of skin, ready to be sewn on to the body. The wound's dimensions are entered into the printer to ensure a perfect fit.
The scientists have already created skin and could soon create bone and cartilage as well. Team leader Professor Brian Derby says that they are still working out how to print cells on to the 3D plastic scaffolds to produce bone or cartilage. "In theory, you could print the scaffolding to create an organ in a day, but we are not quite there yet." |
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Stampare pelle umana? Sembra possibile. Gli studiosi dell'Università di Manchester hanno sviluppato un tipo di stampante che, a differenza di quelle a getto d'inchiostro, stampa pelle umana. Detto molto banalmente: si prendono cellule epidermiche de... Read More
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Did you know that Mattel has a printer that prints on fingernails? It's called Barbie Huh? It's a pink printer selling at Toys R Us for $179.99 allowing children (and adults) to upload any image to print on your nails. The process, running with a computer program, entails a base coat, bonding coat and top coat.
The ink cartridges are hard to find for this machine. The ink refill kits cost about $10.
Maybe you can invent a similar printer for skin tattoos.