Biomedical and tissue engineers are harnessing the power of 3-D printing, engineered bioinks, and novel materials with the aim of one day fabricating replacement hearts and other body parts.

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Tags: 3-D bioprinting, Adam Feinberg, Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, heart, regenerative medicine, replacement body parts, tissue engineering

The human body is an engineering marvel, but ligaments snap and organs fail. What if replacement parts could be grown in the lab – or by patients themselves? That’s the exciting frontier of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine that biomedical engineers, scientists, and physicians are exploring, with tantalizing results.

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