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In 1984, Charles Hull invented the first form of 3D printing; stereolithography. Stereolithography is another name for the process of 3D printing. Source: http://www.preceden.com/timelines/71092-3d-printing
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The first 3D printer (a Stereolithographic Apparatus (SLA)) is built by the company 3D Systems. Source: http://www.preceden.com/timelines/71092-3d-printing
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The first lab-grown organ is implanted in a human using a 3D printed synthetic scaffold coated in the patient's cells. Source: http://individual.troweprice.com/staticFiles/Retail/Shared/PDFs/3D_Printing_Infographic_FINAL.pdf
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A miniture kidney is printed. It is functional, and able to filter blood and produce urine in an animal. Source: http://individual.troweprice.com/staticFiles/Retail/Shared/PDFs/3D_Printing_Infographic_FINAL.pdf
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The SLS printer is viable for mass customization and for printing industrial parts. It is also the year that other materials are being used to 3D print. Source: http://individual.troweprice.com/staticFiles/Retail/Shared/PDFs/3D_Printing_Infographic_FINAL.pdf
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The first prostethtic, a leg, was printed. Source: http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2008-10-06/printing-in-3d-gets-practicalbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice
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Organavo, an important bioprinting company, has teamed up with Inventech to create the NovoGen MMX Bioprinter. They were successful in creating the first bioprinted blood vessels. Source: http://www.organovo.com/company/history
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This US company founded in 2011 prints breast tissues with nipples and cellular wound covers, created from the patient's cells. Source: http://stemcellassays.com/2014/07/20-bioprinting-companies/
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The US company has claimed the first comercially available 3D bioprinting system for drug screening. Source: http://stemcellassays.com/2014/07/20-bioprinting-companies/
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Printing skin has never been more possible. Printing skin combines bioprinting and the knowledge/ skills of cells to print skin. This could be life changing news, especially helping victims of burns. Source: http://www.3ders.org/articles/20130516-skinprint-3d-bioprint-personalized-human-skin.html
