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The Invention of Bioprinting
In 1984, Charles Hull invented the first form of 3D printing; stereolithography. Stereolithography is another name for the process of 3D printing. Source: http://www.preceden.com/timelines/71092-3d-printing -
3D Printer
The first 3D printer (a Stereolithographic Apparatus (SLA)) is built by the company 3D Systems. Source: http://www.preceden.com/timelines/71092-3d-printing -
Engineered Organs
The first lab-grown organ is implanted in a human using a 3D printed synthetic scaffold coated in the patient's cells. Source: http://individual.troweprice.com/staticFiles/Retail/Shared/PDFs/3D_Printing_Infographic_FINAL.pdf -
A Working 3D Printed Kidney
A miniture kidney is printed. It is functional, and able to filter blood and produce urine in an animal. Source: http://individual.troweprice.com/staticFiles/Retail/Shared/PDFs/3D_Printing_Infographic_FINAL.pdf -
Selective Laser Sintering
The SLS printer is viable for mass customization and for printing industrial parts. It is also the year that other materials are being used to 3D print. Source: http://individual.troweprice.com/staticFiles/Retail/Shared/PDFs/3D_Printing_Infographic_FINAL.pdf -
First 3D Printed Prosthetics
The first prostethtic, a leg, was printed. Source: http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2008-10-06/printing-in-3d-gets-practicalbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice -
Biopronted Blood Vessels
Organavo, an important bioprinting company, has teamed up with Inventech to create the NovoGen MMX Bioprinter. They were successful in creating the first bioprinted blood vessels. Source: http://www.organovo.com/company/history -
TeVido Biodevices
This US company founded in 2011 prints breast tissues with nipples and cellular wound covers, created from the patient's cells. Source: http://stemcellassays.com/2014/07/20-bioprinting-companies/ -
Bioprinted Drug Screen
The US company has claimed the first comercially available 3D bioprinting system for drug screening. Source: http://stemcellassays.com/2014/07/20-bioprinting-companies/ -
Skin Print
Printing skin has never been more possible. Printing skin combines bioprinting and the knowledge/ skills of cells to print skin. This could be life changing news, especially helping victims of burns. Source: http://www.3ders.org/articles/20130516-skinprint-3d-bioprint-personalized-human-skin.html
