More than 100,000 people in the U.S. sit on an organ donor list awaiting life-saving transplants, with thousands dying each year before being able to receive a donor organ. These numbers grow massively when we consider the number of organs needed worldwide. With such a unique resource and limited supply, how would being able to create organs impact this medical crisis, numerous other health issues, and the societal view of health, ownership, and medical inequities? In this episode of B.S., we discuss the current developments in 3D bioprinting and its contribution to large treatment advancements in the medical field. Tune in to learn more about how 3D bioprinting is changing the scientific landscape!

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Music: William Pleasant

Design: Matheus Lago

Required Reading:

3D Bioprinting of Human Tissues: Biofabrication, Bioinks, and Bioreactors - PMC

Software for Bioprinting - PMC

3D bioprinting of tissues and organs | Nature Biotechnology

How Does a 3D Printer Work?

25th Anniversary Article: Engineering Hydrogels for Biofabrication - Malda - 2013 - Advanced Materials - Wiley Online Library

3D bioprinting:  transforming medical images into human tissue

What are the types of 3D bioprinting technologies?

Biomaterials for extrusion-based bioprinting and biomedical applications

Organ Donation Statistics | organdonor.gov

National data - OPTN

Bioethical and Legal Issues in 3D Bioprinting

New bioprinting technique creates functional tissue 10x faster

Opportunities and challenges of translational 3D bioprinting | Nature Biomedical Engineering

A review on four-dimensional (4D) bioprinting in pursuit of advanced tissue engineering applications

Stimuli-responsive polymers and their applications