First 3D Bioprinted Kidney Tissue

by | Jun 14, 2015 | Medical

Michael Molitch-Hou from 3D Printing Industry Organovo is steadily on track with its organ bioprinting research. Having conducted a number of studies, the company has already released its first cellular assay of liver tissue, exVive3D, for pharmaceutical testing...

3D Printed Anatomy Kit ready

by | Jun 8, 2015 | Medical

3D Printed Anatomy Kit Andrew Wheeler from 3D Printing Industry A new 3D printed anatomy kit for medical students is now available to ship worldwide. This is certainly one of the more practical and useful ways to use 3D printing. Melbourne, Australia-based scientists...

Robo Turtle Gets 3D Printed Jaw Implant

by | May 27, 2015 | Medical

Michael Molitch-Hou from 3D Printing Industry 3D printing has had its fair share of heart-warming stories, but among the most touching applications of the technology has to be in the field of animal rescue. The latest such story comes from Turkey where 3D printing...

How-to 3D Print Your Own CT Scans

by | Apr 13, 2015 | Medical

Michael Molitch-Hou from 3D Printing Industry At 3DPI, we’ve covered a plethora of stories in which doctors have created 3D prints from the CT scans of their patients. We’ve even covered one story in which a husband did so for his own wife. But what about lil’ ol’...

Rescued pet tortoise gets 3D printed shell

by | Mar 28, 2015 | Medical

Kira from 3D Printing Industry A leopard tortoise suffering from malnutrition and a deformed shell has just received a brand new, 3D printed prosthetic shell that could extend the teenage pet’s life well into her 80s. We all know that when it comes to our...

Synthesizing New Molecules

by | Mar 17, 2015 | Medical

Andrew Wheeler from 3D Printing Industry Synthesizing different types of molecules using an automated process such as 3D printing would be very disruptive in the medical research and pharmaceutical industries.  We’ve seen what Cambrian Genomics is doing with laser...