MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR USE IN LOW-TEMPERATURE HIGH-SPEED MANUFACTURING OF SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR USE IN LOW-TEMPERATURE HIGH-SPEED MANUFACTURING OF SUPPORT STRUCTURE
A manufacturing apparatus for use in the low-temperature high-speed manufacturing of a support structure is introduced. The support structure thus manufactured is for supporting a low-temperature manufacturing scaffold for use in tissue engineering. The manufacturing apparatus includes a frame; a ring-shaped thermally conductive member disposed on the frame; a thermally conductive platform disposed centrally at the ring-shaped thermally conductive member and having an edge in direct contact with an inner wall of the ring-shaped thermally conductive member, wherein a space is defined by and between the thermally conductive platform and the ring-shaped thermally conductive member; a low temperature generating mechanism connected to the ring-shaped thermally conductive member and the thermally conductive platform to cool down the ring-shaped thermally conductive member and the thermally conductive platform; and a spray member disposed above the thermally conductive platform to spray a support material into the space.