Surgical prototypes a cut above the rest

New ink-jet printing techniques mean internal organs can now be seen and studied, prior to attempting surgery.

By ink jet printing two entirely different polymers, combinationsof hard and soft material, or grey-scale colours, can be laid down insuch a way as to produce remarkable rapid prototypes and realisticmedical models

The technique, dubbed PolyJet Matrix technology - has beendeveloped by Objet Geometries, headquartered in Israel, with severalmachines already sold worldwide, according to region manager Haim Levy.

Source: eurekamagazine.co.ukAdded: 10 June 2008