Technology is changing the way we live each and every day. It has already had a huge impact on how the healthcare industry is changing. With that in mind, it doesn’t surprise me anymore when you read what researchers are coming up with. In particular, researchers at the University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Hospital have designed a machine that prints a strip of skin-like substance. They hope that someday it will be used to treat severe burns. The handheld machine can print the skin for patients that suffer from burns.
A skin printer? Who would have thought…..
As the technology matures, no doubt there will be a huge application of it for doctors.
Read more here:
https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-researchers-develop-portable-3d-skin-printer-repair-deep-wounds
https://globalnews.ca/news/4218982/skin-printing-machine-wound-care/