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Applications There are several applications for 3D bioprinting in the medical field. An infant patient with a rare respiratory disease known as Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) was given a tracheal splint that was created with 3D printing.[15] 3D bioprinting can be used to reconstruct tissue from various regions of the body. Patients with end-stage bladder disease can be treated by using engineered bladder tissues to rebuild the damaged organ.[16] This technology can also potentially be applied to bone, skin, cartilage and muscle tissue.[17] Though there are several examples of tissue engineering using 3D bioprinting technology and the end goal of reconstructing tissue is to reconstruct an entire organ, there has been little success in printing fully functional organs due to the inefficiency of the medical procedures needed in the process. Though one long-term goal of 3D bioprinting technology is to reconstruct an entire organ, there has been little success in printing fully functional organs.[18] '''Unlike implantable stents, organs have complex shapes and are significantly harder to bioprint. A bioprinted heart, for example, must not only meet structural requirements, but also vascularization, mechanical load, and electrical signal propagation requirements.[3d bioprinting for cardiovascular regeneration and pharmacology, Cui]''' Israeli researchers constructed a rabbit-sized heart out of human cells in 2019.[19]

Section Division

- Splint info

- organ info

- skin

- heart

- patch info