Machine sucks up tiny tissue spheroids and prints them precisely

PSU aspiration bioprinted on the bottom of a glass Petri dish. The spheroids of tissue can be seen. Credit: Ozbolat’s Lab/Penn State
A new method of bioprinting uses aspiration of tiny biologics such as spheroids, cells and tissue strands, to precisely place them in 3-D patterns either on scaffolding or without to create artificial tissues with natural properties, according to Penn State researchers.

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