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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Medical Breakthroughs => Topic started by: jmintuck on October 28, 2016, 01:47:04 AM

Title: Looks like they are working to actually "PRINT" kidneys
Post by: jmintuck on October 28, 2016, 01:47:04 AM

https://wyss.harvard.edu/a-step-forward-in-building-functional-human-tissues/ (https://wyss.harvard.edu/a-step-forward-in-building-functional-human-tissues/)

This was one of the first things they did to begin the journey into printing organs. I really loved this article. I read it to get a look at what might happen several years from now.

Title: Re: Looks like they are working to actually "PRINT" kidneys
Post by: trenton6013 on January 01, 2017, 08:32:17 PM

they're also talking about accelerating the growth of lab grown kidneys.  I think they should considering the wait time it takes to get on the transplant list.  The artificial kidney looks too cumbersome but I think it's a faster alternative to waiting for a donor.  I just wish the artificial kidney was more streamlined and compact like an insulin pump, not bulky