Australia is among the world leaders of successful organ transplants. However, nearly 2,000 people are on the transplant waiting list at any one time. There are just not enough organs and tissues for everyone who needs them. Wouldn’t it be handy if we could just make organs from scratch? Sounds crazy, but our guest is working on exactly that. Her technique? She prints them! Unfortunately, there is still a long way to go, but science is under way.
Your hosts Dom and Cat chat with our guest Luca Altevogt who is originally from Germany and currently a PhD candidate in chemical engineering at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. And in her PhD, Luca works on printing organs with the help of a 3D printer.
