Vascular cells prepared for bioprinting on the ISS

On Tuesday, members of the 75th expedition aboard the International Space Station conducted a bioprinting study. NASA flight engineers Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins worked with samples of vascular cells in the Columbus laboratory module.

The cells were taken out of an incubator, treated with bioink for printing blood vessels, and then placed in a science freezer for storage. The source does not specify the calendar date or say that printing has already taken place. According to NASA, research in microgravity helps researchers learn how to create human tissues and organs for patient treatments.

Image: NASA/Robyn Gatens/International Space Station Director Public domain

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