Market Intel: Cornea, Bio-Drugs, Artificial Hips On Track For 3D Printing
• By Bob Kronemyer
Although certainly not a given, many researchers and companies are pursing the eventual goal of bioprinting human organs, starting with the three-dimensional printing of a structure that has cellular function. If organ function via bioprinting becomes a reality for the skin, bone, lung, liver, eye and/or kidney, among other potential organs, the market opportunity could be in the billions. But challenges, including cost and ethics, stand in the way of this milestone in regenerative medicine.
Fact or fantasy? The bioprinting of a human organ.
For many, it is the holy grail of health care, beginning with establishing cellular function, which is already a reality
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