[IJ5.2] Inkjet (5-2) Applications/3D Printing/Bio Printing

[IJ5.2-03] Challenging Research on Organ Engineering by Inkjet Bioprinting

*Makoto Nakamura¹, Shintaroh Iwanaga¹, Yuta Hamada¹, Taketoshi Kurooka¹, Shinji Sakai² (1. University of Toyama, 2. Osaka University)

Many people are waiting for organs. Such organs for transplant should be provided by science and technology, reasonably. It has passed 25 years since the researches on tissue engineering were started. We also started the challenging researches “Can human produce organs by using machine’s hands?” in order to overcome several limitations of conventional tissue engineering. Considering to the advantages of inkjet, we have developed a custom-made inkjet 3D Bioprinter, with which several types of living cells can be positioned in three dimension, respectively. Applying inkjet bioprinting, various drastic challenges will be brought about in tissue and organ engineering.