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US 2018/0163162 A1Published application
Biomanufacturing System, Method, and 3D Bioprinting Hardware in a Reduced Gravity Environment
AssigneeTechshot, Inc.
InventorsJohn C. Vellinger, Eugene Boland, Michael A. Kurk, Krystal Milliner, Nester Samuel Logan
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system are provided for the printing and maturation of living tissue in an Earth-referenced reduced gravity environment such as that found on a spacecraft or on other celestial bodies. The printing may be three-dimensional structures. The printed structures may be manufactured from low viscosity biomaterials.
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A biomanufacturing system capable of assembling and maturing living tissue in a reduced gravity environment from one or more bioinks comprising:
- a bioprinter;
- a cell culturing device;
- one or more bioinks;
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- an environment of reduced gravity surrounding said bioprinter and said cell culturing device.
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An additive manufacturing apparatus comprising:
- a reduced gravity environment;
- a bioprinter positioned in said reduced gravity environment, wherein said bioprinter has one or more print heads in relation to at least one print stage;
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- one or more bioinks in fluid communication with said one or more print heads, wherein said one or more bioinks have a viscosity range of about 1 to 10,000,000 centipoise.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.