Joey Kruger

January 10, 2014

Information Literacy
1. I used Google as my search engine and search 3D printers. My article was
published on December 16, 2014. I also used another source for more background
information on the topic.
2.
I found 3D Printed organ on demand? published by NBC news. This
article explains how 3D printed organs have saved a now 2 year-Olds life. The
child was born without a pulmonary valve, which causes his airways to collapse.
The doctors described his airways as a wet noodle. He now has a custom
designed plastic piece that was printed to support his airway. I used CNN, to get
more background information on 3D printed organs. I used the article 3-DPrinted organs are on the way by James Otoole. Scientists are working on
printing a fully functioning liver but have yet to manufacture the liver tissue. It is
said that small part, organs or encouraged cell regenerations will be able to be
printed and used. Scientist grows the cells and feed them into the printers, which
can rearrange the cells to the structure needed in a body. Human organs will be a
challenge for scientist to produce through 3D printers but are excited for it to
happen. This would be a huge break through for people waiting for certain organs.
The list for donors would not be long and a demand for organs will be shortened
and less urgent.
3. I used Yahoo and Bing as my other two search engines. I think yahoo was more
efficient because bing has more advertisement on the top of it and produces less
informational articles.

4.
a. The article, 3D printing aims to deliver organs on demand was written
on September 24, 2013 and has not been updated.
b. This article relates to my topic because it talks about organs being printed
in 3D printers and that their main goal is to print the organs on demand to
less the donor unavailability.
c. The author is Jeremy Hsu who is qualified to write on this topic because
he is studying the process of printed organs and uses liable sources from
doctors and scientists from different places around the United States.
d. The information is reliable and is supported but nothing is definite in the
article. Not all the ideas mentioned have been performed or been produced
perfectly. 3D printing is still a work in progress. The idea mentioned are
supported by an explanation and evidence but not perfect evidence.
Organs are still a work in process for 3D printers. Scientist hope that
organs will be available from 3D printer to use in the near future.
e. The purpose of this article was to inform the public that doctors and
scientist have been working on a way to produce organs quicker and
efficiently. The material is bias to the fact of 3D printed organs will been
beneficial and can be available for the public to use and have access to. It
explains how the process is to make organs and that they are struggling so
far but intend to have them complete in the near future.

5.
a. The key words I used to search for my scholarly articles were 3D printer
organs.
b. I used the CCBC library, which led me to use Proquest. The CCBC library
has a scholarly/ peer review check box which made it easy for me to
search scholarly articles. Proquest is popular database for scholarly
articles, which I have used in the past and am familiar with Proquest so I
used that.
6.
The Internet articles were easier to find because all I had to do was search it in
the search bar and use a reliable website. Then make sure that the article was
reliable. The CCBC library was not difficult either just took more time because I
had to search it then go find the scholarly/ peer reviewed box to make sure my
journal articles are scholarly reviewed. The Internet sources are also better in
order of a timeline. The articles explain in more depth and scientific manners
which explains when and how the printed organs have developed. The journal
articles use information from different times because they have different topics on
each sections of their papers and can use information from 2011 and 2010, 2013
all in one paragraph going from year to year. The journal articles are students
researching researcher on the topic of 3D printers and not doing the experiments
and seeing how they react in person. The articles receive personal, first hand
evidence and uses professionals on the topic to input on the project. They do
experiments and get help from scientist and doctors on printing organs. The
articles are more efficient and educational compared to the journal articles.
Work Citing:

3D printed organs on demand? (2014, December 16). Retrieved January 11,

2015, from http://www.nbc26.tv/story/27643648/3d-printed-organs-on-demand
Fedorovich, N., Alblas, J., Hennick, W., Oner, F., & Dhert, W. (2011,
December 12). Blackboard Learn . Retrieved January 11, 2015, from
http://www.sciencedirect.com.ccbcmd.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S01677799
11001296

Hsu, J. (2013, September 24). 3D printing aims to deliver organs on demand.

Retrieved January 11, 2015, from http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/09/24/3dprinting-aims-to-deliver-organs-on-demand/
Hsu, J. (2013, September 25). 3D Printed Organs May Mean End To Waiting
Lists, Deadly Shortages. Retrieved January 11, 2015, from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/25/3d-printed-organs_n_3983971.html
Neu, R. (n.d.). 3D Printing: A Revolutionary Advance for the Field of
Urology? Retrieved January 11, 2015, from
http://search.proquest.com.ccbcmd.idm.oclc.org/docview/1614470863/67EA5332
0B4C4BEEPQ/2?accountid=3784
O'toole, J. (2014, November 14). 3-D-printed organs are on the way. Retrieved
January 11, 2015, from
http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/04/technology/innovationnation/3d-printedorgans/index.html?iid=SF_T_River