Aussie experts closer to making body parts

Australian scientists are researching the construction of human body parts by using 3D printing. Source: AAP

AUSTRALIAN scientists are on the cusp of constructing human body parts by using 3D printing to reproduce a patient's own cells.

3D printing uses machines to build body cells layer by layer from digital data.

Researchers from St Vincent's Hospital, in Melbourne, and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES), in Wollongong, are behind the medical breakthrough.

ACES Director Professor Gordon Wallace believes that within a few years it will be possible to manufacture living tissues like skin, cartilage, arteries and heart valves using cells and biomaterials.

"Using a patient's own cells to create this tissue avoids issues of immune rejection," he says.

"By 2025, it is feasible that we will be able to fabricate complete functional organs, tailored for an individual patient."

The technology could provide the solution to several medical challenges including the development of bionic devices, the regeneration of nerve, muscle and bone, as well as epilepsy detection and control.

Professor Wallace says the research will be boosted next month with the launch of an additive biofabrication unit at St Vincent's Hospital - the first of its kind in Australia to be located in a hospital.

"This will put our scientists and engineers in direct contact with clinicians on a daily basis. This is expected to fast-track the realisation of practical medical devices and the reproduction of organs," he said.

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