I.D WALKER
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Here's another borrowed share from our neighbors at BTT. http://news.engineering.utoronto.ca...s-skin-grafts-grand-challenges-canada-grants/
Xeroxing skin
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Anyone got links to the corresponding papers?
Edit: After some quick googling and finding older articles on the topic, it seems that the cells are not synthesized by the printer or a cell production facility beforehand, but need to be provided, e.g. through prior cell cultivation. That is a major problem, as not yet really (but only protoypically) solved for follicles. So while the printer - if provided with the required cells - can print hair follicles, they cant be printed if no cells were made available. So no creation of brand new follicles, as it would seem.
Edit: After some quick googling and finding older articles on the topic, it seems that the cells are not synthesized by the printer or a cell production facility beforehand, but need to be provided, e.g. through prior cell cultivation. That is a major problem, as not yet really (but only protoypically) solved for follicles. So while the printer - if provided with the required cells - can print hair follicles, they cant be printed if no cells were made available. So no creation of brand new follicles, as it would seem.