bioink

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To achieve that high density, Perrier and his colleagues 3D printed islets from a “bioink” made of human pancreatic tissue and alginate, a type of carbohydrate derived from seaweed. Live insulin-producing cells were mixed into this material. “We put this bioink with the [human] islet into a syringe, and we print a special motif [with it],” says Perrier.

3D printing could enable a long-term treatment for type 1 diabetes Meagan Mulcair 2025
To achieve that high density, Perrier and his colleagues 3D printed islets from a “bioink” made of human pancreatic tissue and alginate, a type of carbohydrate derived from seaweed. Live insulin-producing cells were mixed into this material. “We put this bioink with the [human] islet into a syringe, and we print a special motif [with it],” says Perrier.

3D printing could enable a long-term treatment for type 1 diabetes Meagan Mulcair 2025