| 3D printing technology can now produce cars, even big objects like a house, but you know that it can actually make something smaller than a grit, which is especially useful in medicine.  A team led by the George Washington University (GWU) recently achieved the feat of developing a microcapsule - the Biocage - in 3D printing, and so far the team has demonstrated through mouse experiments that Biocage can be precise Delivering medicines, which will help doctors create new therapies against disease, especially rare ones. It is understood that Biocage is a multi-party cooperation between GWU, University of Maryland, Virginia Tech, Brown University, Yale University and the Children's National Medical Center, with a length of only 0.9 millimeters developed by Nanoscribe's two-photon lithography nano-3D printer. The holes on which the drug is released are smaller and have a diameter of only 0.005 mm. In actual use, the Biocage will be filled with the drug and then encapsulated with the same small lid and re-implanted into the target tissue (as shown below). Through further research on Biocages, researchers hope to help develop new therapies for diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease (Alzheimer's disease) and epilepsy. "This device can also help others who already face certain technical limitations Therapy, such as stem cell therapy and gene therapy '. Source: South Polar Bear 3D printing network |
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