ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer testing the Bioprint FirstAid experiment by German Aerospace Center (DLR) on the International Space Station. (IMAGE)

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ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer testing the Bioprint FirstAid experiment by German Aerospace Center (DLR) on the International Space Station.

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ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer testing the Bioprint FirstAid experiment by German Aerospace Center (DLR) on the International Space Station. The device 3D prints a custom wound patch on demand using a bioink made from the patient’s cells.

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