3D Bioprinting interview with a Biomedical Engineer

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The future of medicine and healthcare is truly upon us. We hope that one day, we will be able to create living tissues and organs from scratch and overcome the challenges of organ shortages and organ rejection.

There are many images on the internet, on TV and in the movies, but realistically, how long away is this technology, and where are we currently at in terms of progress?

In this episode of Emerging Tech Unpacked, host Lucy Lin interviews Niina Matthews, PhD candidate at the Gentile Lab, School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Technology Sydney.

Niina talks about how she is designing heart patches, which are a “bandage for broken hearts”, how she transitioned from a supply chain management career to a bio-engineering career, and why she is an LGBTQIA+ ally.

Discover how this groundbreaking technology is set to solve the organ donor crisis by creating personalised organs using a patient's own stem cells and significantly reducing the risk of transplant rejection.

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00:00 Introduction and Overview

03:21 The Difference between 3D Printing vs. 3D Bioprinting

10:35 Applications of 3D Bioprinting

18:18 Misconceptions and Challenges in Bioprinting

21:03 Regulatory Process and Collaboration

28:21 Addressing the Organ Shortage

29:20 Limitations in Cardiac Transplants

31:00 Game-Changing Speed and Availability

31:57 Ensuring Access for All

36:20 Collaboration and Open-Source Software

48:00 Promoting Inclusivity and LGBTQIA+ Allyship

49:56 Pioneers in the Field