(TNS) — Inside the University of Miami’s newly opened 3D-bioprinting lab, the future of medicine looks a lot like science fiction. Think miniscule robotic devices that repair the body. Molecules designed to hunt down cancer cells. And a printer capable of creating a prosthetic ear in less than 10 minutes.
“You thought it was science fiction, but it’s not,” said Sylvia Daunert, chair of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. “It’s a reality.”
At the $5 million facility, located at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami’s Health District, researchers are creating 3D printed tissue, bone and other biological structures using living cells, proteins and biomaterials. The lab is the only establishment of its kind in South Florida and is designed to advance research in regenerative medicine, drug development and personalized treatments…