Long before scientists test new medicines in animals or people, they study the effects of the substances on cells growing in Petri dishes. However, a 2D layer of cells is a poor substitute for the much more complex 3D structure of tissues in organs. Now, researchers have used a 3D printer to make paper organs, complete with artificial blood vessels, that they can populate with cells.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Researchers grow cells in 'paper organs'
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