Bioprinting is an extension of 3D printing to biological materials. To create a 3D object the following things are needed – a blue print, which is a digital file created using modeling software, a material that can flow from the print nozzle and a printer. As the printer head moves up and down, side to side and forward and back, successive layers of the selected material are deposited to form the 3D object (Nova). As the cells are deposited in layers, another nozzle deposits the hydrogel which serves as the temporary mould. When the printed tissue grows and matures, the
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