中英對照讀新聞》Australian engineers create ’flexible robot’ for 3D printing inside the body澳洲工程師發明在體內進行3D列印的柔韌機器人

新南威爾斯大學醫療機器人實驗室團隊在人工結腸內利用3D生物列印。（路透）

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A team of biomedical engineers in Australia have developed a small flexible robot that can be used to 3D print biomaterials directly inside the human body, in the hopes of streamlining future medical procedures.

澳洲一個生物醫學工程師團隊研發出一款小型柔韌機器人，可用於在人體內直接進行3D生物列印，希望能簡化未來的醫療程序。

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3D bioprinting is a process where natural tissue-like structures are printed using living cells and other natural tissues known as "bio-ink", in order to repair organ or tissue damage or ruptured blood vessels.

3D生物列印，是利用活細胞和其他被稱作「生物墨水」的天然組織列印天然細胞狀結構的過程，以修復器官或組織損傷或破裂血管。

Currently, biomaterials must be created outside of the body before relying on typically invasive surgery to insert the materials inside the body, which can lead to high blood loss, infections, and other complications.

現今生物材料必須在體外製造，然後仰賴典型侵入性手術將材料植入人體，這可能導致大量失血、感染和其他併發症。

Team leader Thanh Nho Do said this new device, named F3DB, will eliminate those complications and risks by printing directly inside the body.

團隊負責人青儒杜（譯音）說，這個名為F3DB的新器具將直接在體內列印，以排除那些併發症及風險。

新聞辭典

streamline：動詞，效率化；簡化。例句：The company utilizes AI to streamline their workflow.（公司善用人工智慧簡化工作流程。）

rupture：名詞；動詞，破裂。例句：Their negotiation came to a rupture.（他們的談判破裂。）

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