MIAMI: A recent study has introduced a 3D printing technique that promises to shed further light on what goes on in the human brain in hopes to further understand these neurodegenerative disorders more clearly.
This particular research is focusing on using 3D printing to paint a three-dimensional picture of the human brain using newly developed, state-of-the-art bio printing techniques.
To do this, they have found a way to grow brain cells in 3D that in turn let scientists observe what happens in the brain while in a controlled laboratory setting. Using gellan gum (a substance often used as a gelling agent in microbiology labs) and bio-ink that combine with braincells, the team was actually able to grow a functioning network of cells, much like what you would find in a real brain.