Pre-eclampsia of pregnancy can be fatal for fetus and mother and the 2D models doesn't help much in treatment regimens. John P. Fisher, Che-Ying Kuo and colleagues developed a 3D printed model of placenta with placenta tissue including trophoblasts, epidermal growth factor and other key elements, that can help in developing treatment plans for pre-eclampsia.

Source: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2016/acs-presspac-june-1-2016/3-d-bioprinted-placenta-could-lead-to-new-treatments-for-preecla.html?_ga=1.246758083.695739479.1465687422

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