World's smallest 'bioprinter' is the size of a pill

World's smallest'bioprinter' is the size of a pill The ingestible device could help patients heal from the inside. This magnet guided'ingestible bioprinter' is the size of a large pill. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. When someone hears the word " bioprinter," it likely conjures up images of bulky hardware buzzing loudly on a desk in a brightly lit laboratory. But researchers from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) School of Engineering are now turning that image on its head with the creation of what they are calling the world's first, pill-sized "ingestible bioprinter."