3D Printing for Humanity

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According to 3D Printing for Humanity, The Santa Clara University’s Department of Bioengineering Assistant Professor Prashanth Asuri and students Sabrina Cismas, Jeffrey Kunkel, William Leineweber, Casey O’Brien, and Mallory Williams,” how engineers are using 3D printing to mitigate the negative side effects of cancer treatment on patients by delivering a pro-drug (a biologically inactive, nontoxic agent that can be metabolized to create a drug) to the entire body and then implanting 3D bioprinted enzymes near the site of the tumor to catalyze the pro-drug into a biologically active chemical compound that will kill the cancerous cells in that particular area without harming the rest of the body. The experiment was well received and the kids asked a lot of good questions—some about how this is being done now, which is hard to answer since the process is still in research; but they were engaged and grasping the concept”.

 

https://www.scu.edu/engineering/stories/engineering-news-fall-2014/bioengineers-bring-3d-tech-to-the-tech.html

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4 thoughts on “3D Printing for Humanity”

    GP Cox said:
    July 31, 2018 at 11:35 am

    What is your opinion on the 3-D untraceable guns?

    babl responded:
    August 16, 2018 at 10:57 pm

    Please check SV3DPrinter.com Policy.

    GP Cox said:
    August 17, 2018 at 4:09 am

    Thanks for taking the time to reply.

    babl responded:
    August 19, 2018 at 11:58 am

    Thank you so much:)

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