Definition of bioprinting in English:
bioprinting
nounˈbʌɪəʊprɪntɪŋˈbīōˌprin(t)iNG
mass nounThe use of 3D printing technology with materials that incorporate viable living cells, e.g. to produce tissue for reconstructive surgery.
welcome to the age of bioprinting, where the machines we've built are building bits and pieces of us
Example sentencesExamples
- In his review article Professor Derby looks at experiments where porous structures have been made through bioprinting.
- The startup company has figured out a way to combine the process of bioprinting with edible food so they can create a hamburger patty.
- Extremely promising breakthroughs in recent years have generated global interest in 3D bioprinting.
- Two NASA researchers are developing a way to "grow" trees using 3D bioprinting technology.
- The longer term holy grail of 3D bioprinting is the ability to be able to print viable human tissue for grafting or implant into the human body.
- For now, bioprinting pioneers hope to make use of even the smallest 3D-printed organs.
- The company says that their goal is to open up bioprinting to a broader group of users.
- Layer-by-layer bioprinting of artificial tissues like cartilage, which has a stratified structure, is a logical choice, say the researchers.
- Pundits say such 3D bioprinting has vast potential, and could one day be used to transform specially engineered cells into structural beams, food, and human tissue.
- Recently, there has been growing interest in applying bioprinting techniques to stem cell research.