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  "id": 11273686,
  "title": "Developing sustainable printing inks for functional organs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/developing-sustainable-printing-inks-for-functional-organs",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-01T20:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-sustainable-inks-functional.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The organ transplant waiting list numbers 8,000 people each year in Germany alone, and about 10% of them never receive an organ. 3D bioprinting could help address the global shortage of donor organs by making it possible to automatically produce implantable organs or organ components tailored to individual patients \"at the touch of a button.\" This technology could also be used to print…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}