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3D printing with light and sound could let us copy human organs

One day, doctors might be able to 3D print copies of your organs in order to test a variety of drugs, thanks to a new technique that uses light and sound for rapid printing

By James Woodford

5 November 2024

A rapid form of 3D printing that uses sound and light could one day produce copies of human organs made from a person鈥檚 own cells, allowing for a range of drug tests.

Traditional 3D printers build from a hard base, layer by layer. This is time consuming and risks damage to printed objects when they are removed from the printing bed. 聽at the University of Melbourne and his colleagues have taken a different approach, which they call 鈥渄ynamic interface printing鈥.

The new printer is essentially a…

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