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# Bioassembler
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/bioassembler/
- Published: 2012-01-06T10:59:46.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-28T11:03:01.000Z
- Description: Almost anyone who glimpses the wonders of what biotechnology promises will concede it will transform every inch of our lives. The question is: when will it happen?
- Author: Protein
- Tags: Seeds, Technology, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:15, #author-change-2025-05-28

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Almost anyone who glimpses the wonders of what biotechnology promises will concede itwill transform every inch of our lives. The question is: when will it happen?

An essential process in bioengineering is 'in vitro' cell culturing, where living cells (or collections of cells, ie organs)are maintained outside of a living organism. This process is essential to stem cell research, tissueengineering and drug discovery.

Present cell cultures are created by layering 2D sheaths of cells known as monolayers, a processsimilar to the additive manufacturing commonplace in 3D printers. Once enough layers of livingcells are placed alongside and atop one another something resembling a tissue structure, or evenan [organ](http://prote.in/feed/2011/09/3d-printed-blood-cells?ref=protein.xyz), is outputted. The catch is that this 2Dderived process of fabricating organs is alien to how our cells reproduce and coalesce into actualorgans.

A new product known as the Bioassembler, from Houston-based [n3D Biosciences](http://www.n3dbio.com/?ref=protein.xyz), solves the problem of bioprinting in 3D dimensions by incorporating magneticnanotechnology. The proprietary nanoparticles, entitled 'Nanoshuttles', create a magnetic field inwhich individual cells are levitated, and can be positioned through the manipulation of the magneticfield. In addition to being a mind-warping mix of two of the transformative technologies of thefuture, the Bio Assembler is also superior to alternative models of 3D Bioprinting such as Bio-reactors or protein-based gel environments.