{"id":19140,"date":"2020-02-18T15:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/?p=19140"},"modified":"2020-02-18T10:37:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T10:37:45","slug":"bioprinter-heal-burns-180220205","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/bioprinter-heal-burns-180220205\/","title":{"rendered":"A portable bioprinter could heal even the most severe burns"},"content":{"rendered":"

3D printing of skin is really within reach: researchers at the University of Toronto and Sunnybrooke Health Sciences Centre have developed a portable bioprinter capable of creating sheets of skin to accelerate the healing of serious wounds and burns. The device is easy to handle and ultimately resembles a glue gun, also incorporating a roller to spread the material. It could be used in hospitals and health care facilities to treat the most serious skin problems and to meet the challenges posed by transplants.<\/p>\n

Richard Cheng and Professor Axel Guenther began their project in 2018 and presented a first prototype, based on the observation that current bioprinters are too bulky, slow, expensive and incompatible with daily use in a hospital. Two years later, the researchers claim that their portable bioprinting<\/a> solution can heal wounds: they demonstrated that the bioink they developed accelerated the healing process. It would thus provide an alternative to autologous transplants, which are not a viable solution in the case of very severe burns since the doctor cannot remove enough “healthy” skin from the patient.<\/p>\n

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The portable bioprinter has gone through several iterations and is equipped with a roller | Credits: Nick Iwanyshyn<\/p><\/div>\n

This portable 3D bio-printer is not the first of its kind, but what differentiates it from other “mobile” solutions is the use of a roller that spreads the bio-ink on a sheet that will then be placed on the wound to heal. The material is deposited by a single-use microfluidic print head to ensure sterilization – the flexible roller would finally allow the material to follow the head’s track to better control larger wounds. As for the material itself, the researchers explain that bio-ink is made up of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) that promote healing and skin regeneration.<\/p>

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Richard Cheng adds: “We want to reduce the number of scars, in addition to helping wounds heal. Our main focus in the coming years will be on the in-vivo side. I think that within 5 years our 3D bio-printer will be able to come to hospitals and clinics. Once it is used in an operating room, it will be a game-changer to change lives. A device like this will change the way we care for the seriously burned and injured<\/em>.” Since the beginning of the project, the bio-printer has gone through about ten iterations and it seems that this one is the right one. We will most likely have to wait a few more years before seeing this portable 3D bio-printer in our hospitals, but the results are encouraging! You can find more information HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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On the left, Richard Cheng and Professor Axel Guenther<\/p><\/div>\n

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