Bioprinted Hepatocyte Carriers (IMAGE)

Rice University

Bioprinted Hepatocyte Carriers

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Experiments performed by Rice University and University of Washington researchers explored whether liver cells called hepatocytes would function normally if they were incorporated into a bioprinted implant and surgically implanted in mice for 14 days.

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Image courtesy of Jordan Miller/Rice University

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