Printing Skin

[The Straight Story]

Ink-jet printing technology has inspired scientists to look for ways to build sheets of skin that could one day be used for grafts in burn victims, experts said Sunday.

One technique involves a portable bioprinter that could be carried to wounded soldiers on the battlefield where it would scan the injury, take cells from the patient and print a section of compatible skin.

Another uses a three-dimensional printer combining donor cells, biofriendly gel and other materials to build cartilage.

The 3-D printer was shown at work, building a prototype of an ear during a half-hour demonstration at a Washington science conference.

http://news.discovery.com/tech/inkjet-inspired-skin-tech-110220.html

Hmmm I am thinking, realistic blow up dolls - print your own. Could make someone a fortune :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Realistic blow-up dolls???

Is that ALL you can think of?

ARGGH.

[The Straight Story]

3. Well, I was thinking of something else, but it was worse

:rofl:

[madinmaryland]

7. Well, imagine what Lorena Bobbit's husband could have done...

:hide:

[PBS Poll-435]

2. Wow talk about a way to repair facial burns and other 'sensitive' areas

Might be the next leap forward in helping burn victims.

[avaistheone1]

4. That would be truly wonderful.

:kick:

[eppur_se_muova]

6. Spray-on stem cells speed burn recovery ...

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-12/utah-study-shows-progress-spray-stem-cell-healing-tech

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/explorer/4828/Videos#tab-Videos/09347_00

http://njuice.com/The-Skin-Gun

Google "spray-on stem cell" to see lots of others. Saw a TV program ... EDIT: Nat Geo Explorer, video link added

[im1013]

5. ...

:scared:

[Bigmack]

8. Bah! If god and jeeezus would have...

wanted us to be able to grow new skin, he'd have made us that way.

In my day, if you got burned, you just died!

It's meddling with the right of god to make us suffer and die painfully.

Dern scientists!