Inkjet printers are being used for cell tissue engineering in a similar manner:
http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/ten.2005.11.1658?cookieSet=1&journalCode=ten
Don't know if it has progressed much more than the testing phase, but there will be a day that replacement organs can be generated in the lab using inkjet printing technology.
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