We passed on an interesting race that started at the International Space Station (ISS) last February. In this news, we have stated that an organ will be made with 3D printers in space, and studies on this subject started at the International Space Station. Here is one of those studies started today. This time, Russians participated in the organ-press race through 3D printers at the International Space Station. Russian 3D Bioprinting Solutions, which previously managed to produce meat in space, will start a new project this time. Cosmonauts in the space station will produce bone tissue in the printing process, which will take several days. Bone tissue will be printed with a 3D printer in space: Samples that will be produced as a result of bone tissue printing by Russian cosmonauts using 3D printer of 3D Bioprinting Solutions will be sent to the Earth from the International Space Station. Bone tissues printed with a 3D printer will be examined by scientists here. Of course, the study is not currently aimed at producing people’s bone tissues. Instead, cosmonauts and 3D Bioprinting Solutions aim to produce bone tissues to be used in mice. Bone tissues produced in space will be transplanted to a living mouse when it is brought to Earth. At this point, you may be asking why artificial organ production started to be tested in space. One reason for this was that as a result of the studies conducted, the gravity-free environment of space showed that it had the ideal conditions for organ production. Of course, we cannot predict what awaits us in the future. Scientists are also closely interested in the osteoinductive and osteoconductive properties of materials obtained in space, that is, their ability to initiate tissue growth, and how suitable they are as a framework for such growth. The technology, which is being developed today in the future, can play an important role in the treatment of critical fractures or in the healing of soft tissues around the bones.
