Skolkovo biomed cluster resident 3D Bioprinting Solutions has announced the successful printing of a mouse's thyroid gland. 3d Bioprinting Solutions is targeting functional printed kidney scheduled for 2018.
If confirmed, it would reportedly be the world's first synthetic construction of a complete, transplantable living organ.
"This is undoubtedly a breakthrough in the world of regenerative medicine," said the bioprinter's developer Vladimir Mironov. "We have successfully demonstrated the possibilities of Russia's first bioprinter, and we're continuing our validation work, systematically testing and optimizing our technology for 3D organ bioprinting," he added.
The coming weeks will see Mironov's team attempt to transplant the organ - a matter of millimeters thick - into a mouse suffering from hyperthyroidism
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