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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Storm Newton

3D bioprinter that makes human-like tissue ‘could speed up drug development’

A member of the research team working with the new 3D bioprinter in the lab at Newcastle University (PA) - (Newcastle University)

Scientists have developed a coffee machine-sized 3D bioprinter that produces human-like tissue in a move they hope could potentially speed up the development of new treatments for the likes of heart disease and arthritis.

The technology, known as Reactive Jet Impingement (ReJI), uses two different liquids, a polymer solution and one that contains cells suspended in a solution.

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