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Bioprinting technology and its applications in cardiac surgery

Monday, August 18, 2014

Submitted by

Joel Dunning

Source

Source Name: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: http://ejcts.oxfordjournals.org/content/46/3/342.full

Author(s)

Young-Joon Seol, Hyun-Wook Kang, Sang Jin Lee, Anthony Atala, and James J. Yoo

Bioprinting, the production of tissue by 3D printing, is a rapidly emerging technology with high potential for tissue engineering also in cardiac surgery. The paper provides insight in currently available techniques, opportunities for application and perspectives of this revolution in medicine.