Anthony Atala delivers an inspirational talk about cell and organ reproduction. This speech talks about our current state with cell reproduction and where it’s headed with the aid of 3D printers. It also shows us the need for this technology as organ donors currently aren’t matching the number of recipients needing a transplant. Atala's speech on 3D printed organs was easily understandable to the average person, and his visuals were captivating and the success story of a person receiving a 3D printed bladder was inspiring. He clearly describes the how they use biomaterials with cells and how they work, and shows the future of this technology and how it works. Anthony speaks about how they use biomaterials and what they do in order to have cells inhabit them. These biomaterials need to be able to work with your body and help regenerate cells. Anthony points out that they used biomaterials to replace and repair a patients structure. How they achieved that was that the biomaterials acted as a bridge that the cells could gather on to recover the specific area. Negative outcomes of these materials involve potential lot to lot variability of the material, depending on the source, as well as needing to ensure the purity of the protein before placing it into the patient to avoid triggering an immune response. These scaffolds often have a limited range of properties and sometimes need to be optimized for stem cell culture. Although the use of biomaterials is a great substance to generate cells there are downsides to the use of these materials, and require special care to be implemented successfully. As Anthony spoke of biomaterials, he gave some detail pertaining to how these structures work, but lacked demonstration or a more visual ... ... middle of paper ... ...onal one. It helped him to live a normal life. He began to talk about the future of these machines and what they felt was possible and what is already becoming reality. The ability to print solid organs is coming soon, and they’re already looking into ways of improving it. This talk has given me a new look on technology and what is achievable. It was clearly spoken in a language that was easy to understand, and his use of real examples of an actual kidney on stage was jaw dropping. Also after hearing what he had to say I can see this technology being massively improved in the future, but how do we know that this technology is achievable. This speech was successful in clearly explaining his subject and gave good examples to really give the reader a great understanding of the topic. Along with a success story, this added some backing evidence to what Anthony discusses.
According to Saunders, the primary value of organ donation is instrumental rather than expressive. Saunders goes on to discuss that from an instrumental perspective, what matters is
With deaths occurring everyday due to a lack of organ donation, this tragic situation could possibly be rectified by educating the public about organ donation by revealing stories behind successuful transplants and the reality that organ donation is truly giving
Specific Purpose: After listening to my speech, my audience will know the history of organ transplants/transplantation and its medical advances over the years.
It is predicted that humans will come a long way throughout the 2st century, hopefully eliminating the possibility for amputees to have a disadvantaged life. 3D printing is set out to be one of the most revolutionary technologies of this decade and will continue to impress on the biological front. Thanks to the use of 3D printing, new limbs can be printed with exceptionally accuracy for a infinitesimal cost. Even in the year 2017, new limbs can be printed for less than $100 USD per person making it a cheap alternative to more “advanced” prosthetic
An unbelievable idea has turned into reality. An idea that can now be born with the use of a 3D printing mechanism.
Hyde help support certain reasons why Organ Transplant has positive effects and should be continued to be researched. This is because of all of the ways it affects the families, the lives it has saved and the medical advances it has helped to create.
This paper focuses on the benefits of stem cell research in the medical and nursing field. New technology is always being created to help us understand the way the human body works, as well as ways to help us improve diseased states in the body. Our bodies have the ability to proliferate or regrow cells when damage is done to the cells. Take for example the skin, when an abrasion or puncture to the skin causes loss of our skin cells, the body has its own way of causing those cells to regrow. The liver, bone marrow, heart, brain, and muscle all have cells that are capable of differentiating into cells of that same type. These are called stem cells, and are a new medical tool that is helping regrow vital organs in our body to help us survive. Stem cells can come from adult cells, or the blastocyst of the embryo. The cells that come from these are undifferentiated, and can be specialized into certain cell types, making them available for many damaged tissues in the body. While using stem cells in the body is a main use, they are also being used to help doctors understand how disease processes start. By culturing these cells in the lab and watching them develop into muscles, nerve cells, or other tissues, researchers are able to see how diseases affect these cells and possibly discover ways to correct these diseases. While researchers have come very far in using stem cells, there are still many controversies to overcome when using these cells.
Have you ever had the experience of a long wait that seems like it was going to take forever? Or how about when you went to the amusement park that you have been so anxiously waiting for, finally to got inline just to peer over your shoulder to see that dreaded 3 hour waiting sign? Well hundreds of thousands of men,women and children feel that same pressure each and every day just in a greater sense of urgency than waiting in that line at the amusement park. Organ failure is an ever growing problem in America around about 20 people die each day from this leading to thousands of deaths each year, with the number of donors dwindling each year.
I will tell you why organ donors are life savers, how you can become one, the commons myths and Why this topic is very important to me
How To Save A Life: The Importance of Organ Donation Like an argumentative essay, the objective of a visual argument is to take a position on a message or issue and convey that message to a desired audience. This is accomplished for a variety of reasons: to sell a product, refute another argument or position, or raise awareness on a subject. Visual arguments are effective because as the timeless idiom goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words”. The mission of this visual argument by France ADOT is to present the overarching thesis that thousands of people owe their lives to organ donors, but instead of creating a page full of words, they used powerful imagery and text that appeals to human empathy in order to generate interest and attain their goals. The French Federation des Associations pour le Don d’ Organes et de Tissus hommes (ADOT) is an organization within France that advocates for more organ donations and research throughout France and the world.
The human body endures a great deal of wear and injury during its lifetime. It is for this reason that the body has several tissues that are capable of regeneration. Bone is one of those tissues that receives extensive use so it is necessary that it is strong in order to carry out its functions; however, it will occasionally face injury. Although our bones are capable of regeneration, a new method would help the elderly and others that have a more difficult time healing after injury. I viewed a “TED Talk” lecture, which discussed a new way of regenerating bone with the help of our own bodies. Molly Stevens, the head of a biomaterials lab, presented “A New Way to Grow Bone” where she discussed a new technique called “in vivo bioreactor”. She also answered why this new procedure is beneficial. Researchers like Stevens are constantly trying to find innovative new techniques and they do this by asking questions. The question that Stevens presented in the video was an intriguing one: “Can we recreate the regeneration of bone on demand and transplant it?”.
People nowadays might get the impression that the 3D printing technology is a relatively new concept in our daily life. However, 3D printing technology is invented and utilized in many fields such as creating human organs in healthcare, building architectural models in engineering, even forming components that can be used in aeronautic fields long ago. Since Charles W. Hull has invented the 3D printing technology in the 1980s, scientists, engineers, and even normal people were and still are trying to discover more possibility of the usages and changes on this technology. Same as every invention of the new technology, with its undeniable beneficial effects, 3D printing also faces lots of limitations
Many patients in hospitals are waiting for transplants and many of them are dying because they are not receiving the needed organs. To solve this problem, scientists have been using embryonic stem cells to produce organs or tissues to repair or replace damaged ones (Human Cloning). Skin for burn victims, brain cells for the brain damaged, hearts, lungs, livers, and kidneys can all be produced. By combining the technology of stem cell research and human cloning, it will be possible to produce the needed tissues and organs for patients in desperate need of a transplant (Human Cloning). The waiting list for transplants will become a lot shorter and a lot less people will have to suffer and die just because they are in great need of a transplant....
...h scaffolding and other methods may increase cell viability which is major backdrop in stem cells use.
To reiterate, bioengineering will bring hope to the people who are in need of organ and body replacements in order to live a completed life. They will no longer need to wait weeks, months, or years for transplants that may or may not be given to them on time. Bioengineering will help solve medical problems of human beings using engineering concepts. Bioengineers will not only help the person’s medical complication, but it will also help their mentality, of feeling better about themselves and avoiding suicidal thoughts. I believe that bioengineering will create a new world where transplant lists will be immensely reduced, a world where there will be fewer disabilities, and a world where many lives will be saved. Bioengineering will change the world.