Researchers at bio Aviv University have developed the world 's first 3D - printed heart shaped cellular material derived from a patient . According to Advanced Science , the team created complex models , eventually working up to a complete heart , using the material . Currently , the heart , which is smaller than a human heart , only contracts , but the team aims to culture the 3D organs and ' enable ' them to function normally . They estimated hospitals could have organ printers within a decade .
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have created the world's first 3D-printed heart using cellular material extracted from a patient. According to Advanced Science, the team created complex models, eventually working up to a complete heart, using the material. Currently, the organ, which is smaller than a human heart, only contracts, but the team aims to culture the 3D organs and 'teach' them to function normally. They estimated hospitals could have organ printers within a decade.