Je cite le principe: The printer is a combination of two low-cost fabrication techniques: a traditional ink jet printer and an electrospinning machine
Donc une imprimante à jet d'encre et d'une machine qui permet de générer un fil à partir d'un liquide (Electrospinning uses an electrical charge to draw very fine (typically on the micro or nano scale) fibres from a liquid).
Et donc, elle imprime en couche du gel de cartilage qui se solidifie.
Source:
Cartilage Made Easy With Novel Hybrid Printer
A novel hybrid printer has been developed to create cartilage constructs that could eventually be implanted into injured patients to help re-grow cartilage in specific areas, such as the joints.
(Credit: Image courtesy of Institute of Physics)
sciencedaily.com
A novel hybrid printer has been developed to create cartilage constructs that could eventually be implanted into injured patients to help re-grow cartilage in specific areas, such as the joints.
(Credit: Image courtesy of Institute of Physics)
sciencedaily.com
La publication officielle est disponible là : http://iopscience.iop.org/1758-5090/5/1/015001
Pas de photo du résultat, mais çà a l'air assez avancé.