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The Belgian technology startup BIO INX, a collaboration between the University of Ghent (UGent) and the Free University of Brussels (VUB), has announced the development of the Xpect-INX bio-ink (pictured) for 3D printing of human body parts.
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The aim of BIO INX is to make a significant contribution to the 3D bioprinting landscape by developing standardized high-performance materials. At BIO INX, UGent's Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials (PBM) research group develops novel polymer-based biomaterials, i.e., materials specifically designed to repair or replace damaged tissues in the human body. Meanwhile, VUB's B-PHOT Brussels Photonics group specializes in quantum optics research.
In this technology, tissue is considered the wall, cells are seen as the bricks, and the Xpect-INX bio-ink is the mortar in between. The Xpect-INX bio-ink makes the cells printable and then allows them to grow. The foreign object is gradually broken down and dissolved until only the original tissue remains.
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