Bioprint FirstAid

The Turbine Superalloy Casting Module (Turbine SCM) is a commercial in-space manufacturing device designed to provide proof-of-principle for polycrystal superalloy part manufacturing in microgravity for terrestrial use. Image courtesy of Redwire.

jsc2021e063287 (1/3/2021) --- Bioprinting, a subcategory of 3D printing, uses viable cells and biological molecules to print tissue structures. Bioprint FirstAid Handheld Bioprinter (Bioprint FirstAid), an investigation from European Space Agency (ESA), demonstrates a portable, handheld bioprinter that uses a patient’s own skin cells to create a tissue-forming patch to cover a wound and accelerate the healing process. Image courtesy of OHB/DLR/ESA.

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