Medical Advancements Due to Technology
Medical Advancements Due to Technology
There has been much advancement in the medical field due to the advancement in technology. These advancements could allow humans to not only live a longer life but also a life with healthier years. So the question is can society take to the idea of not only living a longer but also to the process of living a longer life? In this paper, I will be talking about the medical advancements we have thanks to the advancements in technology and what these medical advancements could mean to society. I will also be touching base on how society may feel about the process we are taking to live longer by looking at how similar issues are dealt with in today’s society.
Bioprinter
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Bioprinter
Retrieved from http://www.explainingthefuture.com/bioprinting.html
In 2002, a Japanese scientist named Makoto Nakamura made the discovery that the droplets of ink in a standard inkjet printer are about the same size as a human cell which is between ten micrometers and one hundred micrometers. In 2008, Nakamura had adapted the technology of the inkjet printer and created a working bioprinter that can print out biotubing similar to a blood vessel. The 3D bioprinter allows scientist to place cells of almost any type into a 3D pattern. The bioprinter is already capable of growing arteries and its creators, according to gizmag.com (Quick, December 15, 2009, 3D Bio-printer to create arteries and organs, gizmag.com), say that “arteries ‘printed’ by the device could be used in heart bypass surgery in as little as five years. Meanwhile, more complex organs such as hearts, teeth, and bone should be possible within ten years”.
How the “printing’ system turns into tissue
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How the “printing’ system turns into tissue
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The bioprinter includes two print heads, one
There has been much advancement in the medical field due to the advancement in technology. These advancements could allow humans to not only live a longer life but also a life with healthier years. So the question is can society take to the idea of not only living a longer but also to the process of living a longer life? In this paper, I will be talking about the medical advancements we have thanks to the advancements in technology and what these medical advancements could mean to society. I will also be touching base on how society may feel about the process we are taking to live longer by looking at how similar issues are dealt with in today’s society.
Bioprinter
Retrieved from http://www.explainingthefuture.com/bioprinting.html
Bioprinter
Retrieved from http://www.explainingthefuture.com/bioprinting.html
In 2002, a Japanese scientist named Makoto Nakamura made the discovery that the droplets of ink in a standard inkjet printer are about the same size as a human cell which is between ten micrometers and one hundred micrometers. In 2008, Nakamura had adapted the technology of the inkjet printer and created a working bioprinter that can print out biotubing similar to a blood vessel. The 3D bioprinter allows scientist to place cells of almost any type into a 3D pattern. The bioprinter is already capable of growing arteries and its creators, according to gizmag.com (Quick, December 15, 2009, 3D Bio-printer to create arteries and organs, gizmag.com), say that “arteries ‘printed’ by the device could be used in heart bypass surgery in as little as five years. Meanwhile, more complex organs such as hearts, teeth, and bone should be possible within ten years”.
How the “printing’ system turns into tissue
Retrived from http://www.explainingthefuture.com/bioprinting.html
How the “printing’ system turns into tissue
Retrived from http://www.explainingthefuture.com/bioprinting.html
The bioprinter includes two print heads, one
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