The application of 3D printing technology and stem cell culture for organ and disease
modelling
Edwin Ti Ramadan, Muhammad Akbar, Lawrence James Giovanni Limesa
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia
Abstract
The need to do clinical trials and drug testing has been an issue since the beginning of the medical era.
There are various approaches such as using other organisms and then humans. Unlike what is expected,
this method is only 37% useful according to McGill university. Thus, in this technology era, a model of
organ which represents real life condition is wished to be able to fulfil a better representation and to produce
more meaningful results. One of the methods which can facilitate this development is by printing wanted
model three dimensionally. This systematic review is made through literature searches, synthesis, and
conclusion. From this review, we can see that printing organs three dimensionally by using stem cells for
organ modelling opens new doors for many improvements in medical and research fields.
Keywords: 3D organ printing, Stem cells, Disease modelling
Authors:
Edwin Ti Ramadan, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia
+628129013121
edwin.ti@hotmail.com
Muhammad Akbar, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia
+6285319476817
akbar.muhammad1710@gmail.com
Lawrence James Giovanni Limesa, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia
+6281322255596
magical_lawrence@hotmail.com