3D Printing: organs &tissues
Daniel Medeiros
Biomedical Engineering
Problem
2009: 154,324 patients waiting for organs
27,996 patients received them (18%)
8,864 patients died waiting
Approx. 25 people per day
Cost of surgery & follow up procedures in 2012: $300 billion
Tissue Rejection & Immunosuppressants
3D Printing
Sterolithography
Present day:
$700 million industry
$11 million invested in medical applications (1.6%)
Next 10 years:
$8.9 billion industry
$1.9 billion invested in medical applications (21%)
Typical Process for Bioprinting
Design Approaches
Mini-Tissues
Biomimicry
Self-Assembly
Material/Cell Selection
Synthetic Polymers, Natural Polymers, Extracellular Matrix
Differentiated Cells & Stem Cells
Allogenic v.s Autologous
Discussion
Need
Money
Speed/Time
Biocompatibility
Complexity