Release date: 2018-07-26
According to the Russian satellite network reported on the 26th, the Russian "Energy" Rocket Space Company (RKK Energia) said on the 25th that the 3D printer for printing human tissue will arrive in the Russian section of the International Space Station this fall, with which the astronauts will try to print A sample of human cartilage tissue and rodent thyroid gland.
Data Map: On May 16th, local time, two astronauts on the International Space Station walked out of space and replaced two external cooling boxes. (video screenshot)
In addition to printing live tissue, the new device can also help study the impact of space on long-haul life. The printer has a service life of 5 years. After the end of an experiment, the experiment applicant and the external science team can continue to use.
At the same time, Energy said that the printer has no moving parts. Under the influence of microgravity, biological materials will “grow†out in the device under strong magnetic field conditions.
"Energy" said: "In the future, this technology can use the biological materials of designated patients sent to space to make organs. This method has two distinct advantages: to obtain a donor organ suitable for transplantation without waiting And can automatically solve the survival rate problem." The company also pointed out that the energy consumption of the equipment on the earth is equivalent to the consumption of a small town.
Source: China News Network
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