Enabled by the recent evolution of printing technology from 2D shapes to 3D structures, bioprinting is the deposition of live cells, extracellular matrix and/or nutrients in a spatially-defined pattern. The technique allows scientists to replicate the heterogeneous cellular and matrix composition of in vivo organs at a millimeter scale, offering more geometrical precision than other tissue engineering strategies. Tissue engineered constructs are useful in both research and the real world.
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- Tissue repair
- Organ transplants
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Cultured meat
