Bionic Body Parts / Lauren Joseph / November 16, 2018 9:43 AM
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Ackerman + Gruber01Professor McApline holding a model hand which has an electronic circuit 3D printed directly on it. This is a representation of the lab's ability to 3D print electronics directly on the body (on real skin, on a real hand).
Ackerman + Gruber02One of Professor McAlphine's custom built 3D printers, which he uses to 3D print materials beyond the hard plastics that most commercial printers print. The printer seen here has been used to print biological materials (such as cells), electronic materials and devices, and soft materials like the silicone in the organ model.
Ackerman + Gruber03A 3D printed prostate model (organ model) which is patient specific, in the sense that the lab used real patient MRI data to acquire the shape of the model, and then 3D printed a soft (silicone) model which feels like the tissue itself.
Ackerman + Gruber04The lab's 3D printed bionic eye, which was made by 3D printing electronic devices (photodiodes) on the interior of a glass hemisphere.
