![[article image]](https://cacm.acm.org/system/assets/0004/4881/021723_WFIRM_l_Muscle-Printing.large.jpg?1676659389&1676659388 "Multilayered skin, bones, muscle structures, blood vessels, retinal tissue and even mini-organs all have been 3D printed. None are approved for human use.")
Progress is being made in the development of three-dimensionally (3D)-bioprinted organs, with Tal Dvir at Israel's Tel Aviv University anticipating transplantation-viable organs to become available in a decade.
Milestones to date have included Poland-based researchers’ bioprinting of a functional prototype of a pancreas that realized stable blood flow in pigs, and U.S.-based United Therapeutics’ 3D-printing of a human lung scaffold.
Stanford University's Mark Skylar Scott said, "The ability to place different cell types in precise locations to build up a complex tissue, and the capability of integrating blood vessels that can deliver the necessary oxygen and nutrients to keep cells alive, are two [3D] techniques that are revolutionizing tissue engineering."
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