The race to the finish line is on, at least in terms of 3D bioprinting. Biotechnology companies are all trying to be the first to create everything from 3D printed hearts and kidneys to 3D printed skin. A Chinese research team recently said that they believe they can make 3D printed skin a reality within the next few years. But another group of researchers from a company in China say that not only have they already successfully 3D printed skin, but they also, for the first time in the world, successfully 3D printed Asian skin. This is a pretty big deal, because the differences in texture and structure between Caucasian and Asian skin are very specific. Shanghai-based JALA Group, one of the top cosmetic companies in China, has a mission to develop cosmetics that are overall more suitable for Asian women.
It took the team, made up of biomaterial scientists, cell biologists, pharmaceutical scientists, engineers, and regenerative medicine scientists from both France and China, nearly 100 experiments to get it right. France-based LabSkin Creations, a JALA Group partner, contributed unique, advanced, and diversified 3D skin models to the project. Meanwhile, LabSkin Creations spent the last few years developing its unique, patented bioink technology, which allows skin tissues to be reconstructed in vitro with 3D bioprinting. JALA Group utilized the 3D skin models and the bioink technology to successfully build 3D bioprinted skin, with Asian skin cells.
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