Physicists and Biologists of the University will Use Bioprinting in their Work

14:35, February 9, 2018

UrFU Center of Biotechnology and Bioengineering is preparing for the opening

The physicists and biologists of the university plan to print the viable groups of cells and tissues. The printer at the Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, used to create cellular layers or multi-layer cellular structures, resembles a conventional 3D printer in terms of operation. The special conditions in the bioprinter allow to maintain life in the cells. The nutrient medium with the cells is applied on the glass substrate with a conductive coating, then the structure is transferred to the incubator, where the growth of the cell layer continues.

‘In the future, it will be possible to print organs, and there are no fundamental problems to prevent this from happening. Currently, the most often use of bioprinting is used to create the equivalent of real skin. This skin is used to test cosmetics. It can also be used for transplantation,’ said Vladimir Shur, director of the Ural Center for Collective Use “Modern Nanotechnologies".

UrFU Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering is preparing for the opening. Scientists are setting up equipment where they will grow and prepare nutrient media, grow cell cultures and print, for example, artificial skin. According to Vladimir Shur, the cooperation of the center with medical institutions requires time and finances.

‘Any advance in medicine takes a long time and costs. One of our employees passed traiing in Skolkovo, where the work of such a laboratory is established,’ said Professor Shur.