Researchers from NUST MISIS and their commercial partners have announced the market launch of a three-dimensional bio-printing technology that allows scanning damaged tissues and organs and restoring them "on-site."
The device scans the defect, creates a three-dimensional map of it, and performs bio-printing along a specified trajectory. This takes only five minutes. The device adapts to the patient's breathing and is compatible with various hydrogels, and its functionality can also be used as a classic 3D printer.
The created systems allow closing damaged areas of the skin and organs with polymer compositions containing the patient's own cells and biomolecules. Laboratory tests have shown that the use of bio-printing techniques significantly accelerates tissue healing and reduces the risk of postoperative complications.
A year ago, the technology was successfully used in the world's first operation, when specialists from the Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital restored the structure of an organ using a robotic arm, a computer vision system, and bio-printing based on the patient's bone marrow cells.
The device has already been launched on the commercial market. Researchers continue to improve the three-dimensional bio-printing system in collaboration with Sechenov and Samara State Medical Universities.
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