{"id":3040,"date":"2026-10-16T13:15:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T03:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/?page_id=3040"},"modified":"2026-10-16T13:17:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T03:17:41","slug":"about-video-what-is-biofabrication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/about-video-what-is-biofabrication","title":{"rendered":"About us: What is Biofabrication?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\">What is Biofabrication?<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div class=\"qld__video-wrapper\"><div class=\"qld__video-embed\"><div style=\"padding:50% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1235647517?h=48f48f30c9&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"What is Biofabrication\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div class=\"qld__video-meta\"><div class=\"qld__video-meta-caption\">What is Biofabrication?<\/div><div class=\"qld__video-meta-duration\"><div class=\"qld__video-meta-duration-clock\"><i class=\"fal fa-clock\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"qld__video-meta-duration-text\">Duration: 00:29<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"qld__video-transcript\"> <div class=\"qld__video-transcript-accordion\"><button class=\"qld__video-transcript-title qld__video-accordion-closed\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg class=\"qld__video-file-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M369.9 97.9L286 14C277 5 264.8-.1 252.1-.1H48C21.5 0 0 21.5 0 48v416c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h288c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V131.9c0-12.7-5.1-25-14.1-34zm-22.6 22.7c2.1 2.1 3.5 4.6 4.2 7.4H256V32.5c2.8.7 5.3 2.1 7.4 4.2l83.9 83.9zM336 480H48c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16V48c0-8.8 7.2-16 16-16h176v104c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h104v304c0 8.8-7.2 16-16 16zm-48-244v8c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12H108c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-8c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h168c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12zm0 64v8c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12H108c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-8c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h168c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12zm0 64v8c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12H108c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-8c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h168c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12z\"\/><\/svg><span>Show transcript<\/span><\/button><div class=\"qld__video-transcript-accordion-body\"><div class=\"qld__video-transcript-accordion-body-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Transcript<\/h2>\n<p>Yeah. So imagine if you needed a new tissue, so a blood vessel or a patch of skin or a piece of jaw, then we can make that specifically for you in the hospital using your own cells, and that&#8217;s the future we&#8217;re building here in Queensland.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>And so biofabrication is essentially the science of building living things using 3D printing, advanced biomaterials, engineering, and biology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column rhs-col fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column contact-us\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>Metro North Health, Herston Biofabrication Institute (HBI)<\/h2>\n<p>Level 12, Block 7<br \/>\nRoyal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital<br \/>\nHERSTON QLD 4029<\/p>\n<p><strong>For General Requests: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:hbi@health.qld.gov.au\">hbi@health.qld.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>For Clinical Trials:\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:hbiclinicaltrials@health.qld.gov.au\">hbiclinicaltrials@health.qld.gov.au<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3040","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3040"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3045,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3040\/revisions\/3045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}