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Bones, ligaments and tendons... now they just need synthetic muscles! (I know there is research on that, but not sure if the current "state of the art" has perf
by rob74 3y ago
Bones, ligaments and tendons... now they just need synthetic muscles! (I know there is research on that, but not sure if the current "state of the art" has performance comparable to "meat" muscles)
- photochemsyn 3y agoI think the technology to 3D print at the cellular-protein scale (microns to nanometers) is a ways off still. For anything like muscle, you'd need micromachines (comparable to actin-myosin) linking fibers (in muscle they're about 50um in diameter and a few centimeters long) that would work in coordination using some kind of energy (in animals the fuel is ATP) source.
- owenpalmer 3y agoI really hope this happens in my lifetime! Is anyone currently working on it?