(March 12, 2015) Three-dimensional bioprinting has come a
long way since its early days when a bioengineer replaced the ink in his
desktop printer with living cells. Scientists have since successfully printed
small patches of tissue. Could it someday allow us to custom-print human organs
for patients in need of transplants? An article in Chemical & Engineering
News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society,
explores the possibility.