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BIOPRINING-
Design concepts- Bioprinting is the three-dimensional printing of biological tissue and organs through the layering of living cells. While this area of manufacturing is still in the experimental stage and is currently used primarily in scientific study rather than applied science, the possibility of creating functional replacement tissues or organs could one day transform medical treatment. This design has been created to assist the medical world, instead of patients having to be put on a waiting list or worst-case scenario not having a new organ available they can now instead get one printed.
Creativity (why is it innotive, what’s making it creative)- bioprinting’s creativity is demonstrated within the manufacturing process, no other medical treatment seen throughout history has ever had its …show more content…
As with all advancements, both medical and otherwise, there will be a period where the cost is prohibitive for some. Personalised medicine is often expensive, so patients without a lot of money will miss out on receiving treatment that could in fact be effective for their condition. 3D bioprinting can, however, reduce the cost and time for the customisation and production of prosthetic legs. It can also decrease the cost of orthopaedic surgery, in which lost bone structures are restored. On the whole, this means that personalised medicine can now be accessible to many patients, allowing them to receive the treatment they deserve. There remain issues around general access and equity, biological and engineering responsibilities in terms of functionality matching with in vivo organs as well as the ethical governance of process, object and
EXECTUTIVE SUMMARY
CONTENTS PAGE
INTRODUCTION
CASE STUDY REPORT BODY
BIOPRINING-
Design concepts- Bioprinting is the three-dimensional printing of biological tissue and organs through the layering of living cells. While this area of manufacturing is still in the experimental stage and is currently used primarily in scientific study rather than applied science, the possibility of creating functional replacement tissues or organs could one day transform medical treatment. This design has been created to assist the medical world, instead of patients having to be put on a waiting list or worst-case scenario not having a new organ available they can now instead get one printed.
Creativity (why is it innotive, what’s making it creative)- bioprinting’s creativity is demonstrated within the manufacturing process, no other medical treatment seen throughout history has ever had its …show more content…
As with all advancements, both medical and otherwise, there will be a period where the cost is prohibitive for some. Personalised medicine is often expensive, so patients without a lot of money will miss out on receiving treatment that could in fact be effective for their condition. 3D bioprinting can, however, reduce the cost and time for the customisation and production of prosthetic legs. It can also decrease the cost of orthopaedic surgery, in which lost bone structures are restored. On the whole, this means that personalised medicine can now be accessible to many patients, allowing them to receive the treatment they deserve. There remain issues around general access and equity, biological and engineering responsibilities in terms of functionality matching with in vivo organs as well as the ethical governance of process, object and