3D Printing
Using 3D Printing to Produce Body Parts
· How amazing would it be that everyone’s life could be saved, from needing a heart or needing an ear to have the ability to look and have a normal life? “Nearly 120,000 men, women and children currently need lifesaving organ transplants.”( Statistics | Donatelife) And the saddest thing is about “Every 10 minutes another name is added to the national organ transplant waiting list.”( Statistics | Donatelife) We are in need of organ donors, but not a lot of people want to donate their organs. Thanks to our new science we have new invited the 3D Printer. What is a 3D Printer? How does it work? What type of organs can it create?
What is 3D printing? “3-D printing is a manufacturing process that builds layers to create a three-dimensional solid object from a digital model.”(3-D Printing) You might think this printer was something that was just now created in 2012 or 2013, but amazing the first 3D printer created was the one in 1985 and was given credit by Michael Feygen. “In the past, the cost of 3-D printing was expensive and the technology was only used by large corporations, but the development of desktop 3-D printers has made the technology more accessible to small and mid-sized businesses and home users.”(3-D Printing) What is cool about them now, is that they have been gifted with the right science to invite the 3D printer that can print out real working organs that can be transplant to people in need.
How does it work, real organs for human transplants? “In two decades, 3-D printing has grown from a niche manufacturing process to a $2.7-billion industry, responsible for the fabrication of all sorts of things: toys, wristwatches, airplane parts, food. Now scientists are working to apply similar 3-D–printing technology to the field of medicine, accelerating an equally dramatic change. But it’s much different, and much easier, to print with plastic, metal, or chocolate than to print with living cells.”(How 3-D
· How amazing would it be that everyone’s life could be saved, from needing a heart or needing an ear to have the ability to look and have a normal life? “Nearly 120,000 men, women and children currently need lifesaving organ transplants.”( Statistics | Donatelife) And the saddest thing is about “Every 10 minutes another name is added to the national organ transplant waiting list.”( Statistics | Donatelife) We are in need of organ donors, but not a lot of people want to donate their organs. Thanks to our new science we have new invited the 3D Printer. What is a 3D Printer? How does it work? What type of organs can it create?
What is 3D printing? “3-D printing is a manufacturing process that builds layers to create a three-dimensional solid object from a digital model.”(3-D Printing) You might think this printer was something that was just now created in 2012 or 2013, but amazing the first 3D printer created was the one in 1985 and was given credit by Michael Feygen. “In the past, the cost of 3-D printing was expensive and the technology was only used by large corporations, but the development of desktop 3-D printers has made the technology more accessible to small and mid-sized businesses and home users.”(3-D Printing) What is cool about them now, is that they have been gifted with the right science to invite the 3D printer that can print out real working organs that can be transplant to people in need.
How does it work, real organs for human transplants? “In two decades, 3-D printing has grown from a niche manufacturing process to a $2.7-billion industry, responsible for the fabrication of all sorts of things: toys, wristwatches, airplane parts, food. Now scientists are working to apply similar 3-D–printing technology to the field of medicine, accelerating an equally dramatic change. But it’s much different, and much easier, to print with plastic, metal, or chocolate than to print with living cells.”(How 3-D
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