biofabrication
Americannoun
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the branch of biotechnology specializing in the manufacture of products from biological materials, such as cells and tissues.
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the manufacturing of products using biological materials.
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While the science of biofabrication is already well underway in various research labs, he said, “there is no industry for this yet. We’re going to build it.”
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2017
His team does not use bioprinting, but a form of biofabrication where the stem cells multiply in a specially prepared scaffold, effectively engineering live tissue.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2013
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