Neural cells speed up function in bioprinted skeletal muscle constructs
Scientists have improved upon the bioprinting technique they developed to engineer skeletal muscle as a potential therapy for replacing diseased or damaged muscle tissue.
3D printing
With increased medical precision, speed of service and reduced cost, 3D printing presents a unique opportunity to transform traditional healthcare and its delivery. We give key insights on an array of topics that includes 3D printing of implants and prosthetics, anatomical modeling for surgical planning and the advances of bioprinting of tissue, vessels and organs.
Transparent human organs allow 3D maps at the cellular level
For the first time, researchers managed to make intact human organs transparent. Using microscopic imaging they could revealed underlying complex structures of the see-through organs at the cellular level.
Superior bio-ink for 3D printing pioneered
Engineers have developed a “bio-ink” for 3D printed materials that could serve as scaffolds for growing human tissues to repair or replace damaged ones in the body.
3D printed implants seed multiple layers of tissue
Researchers are 3D printing "groovy" tissue-engineering scaffolds with living cells to help heal injuries.
Portable 3D skin printer for wound healing
A new handheld 3D printer can deposit sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds – and its “bio ink” can accelerate the healing process.
Operating with precision
Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed a miniature laboratory the size of the tip of a needle.
4D printed tiny needles that could replace hypodermic needles
Rutgers University have devised a way to integrate microneedles with backward facing barbs, so that microneedle arrays can stay in place as long as needed.
Artificial pericardial tissue from the 3D printer
In the PolyKARD project, biomimetic polymers are being developed that can imitate the mechanical properties of pericardial tissue.
Researchers develops revolutionary reversible 4D printing
Researchers revolutionised 4D printing by making a 3D fabricated material change its shape and back again repeatedly without electrical components.
Bioengineering living heart valves
Reserchers have made progress developing living heart valves that can grow with the body and integrate with the patient's native tissue.
A 3D printed sensor-operated prosthetic arm for toddlers
A prototype for the first 3D-printed, sensor-operated prosthetic arm designed for toddlers under two years-old has been developed by UK engineers.
3D printed airway stents approved by FDA
The patient-specific stents developed at Cleveland Clinic are designed using CT scans and proprietary 3D visualization software.
Step foward for 3D printing a bioprosthetic ovary
Ongoing development of an "ink" will be used for 3D printing an artificial (or bio-prosthetic) ovary that could be implanted and allow a woman to have a child.
Novel bioprinter shows potential to speed tissue engineering
Researchers have found a way to speed up tissue engineering for potential organ regeneration or replacement using a novel bioprinter.
Groundwork for patient-specific 3D printed meniscus
Researchers have developed a novel methodology to provide non-invasive analysis of meniscal implants.
Swimming 3D printed donuts deliver therapies inside body
Researchers have developed a way to 3D print custom microswimmers that can transport drugs and nanotherapeutic agents, as well as potentially manipulate tissue directly inside the body.
Bioprinting living skin including blood vessels
Researchers have developed a way to 3D print living skin, complete with blood vessels - a step toward creating grafts that are more like skin.
3D-printed device exposes cancer cells
A 3D-printed cell trap developed in the laboratory at Georgia Tech captures blood cells to isolate tumor cells from a blood sample.
Endoscopic prostate surgery performed on human-like phantom
Scientists have made a decisive contribution to improving complex surgical training by developing a very realistic prostate phantom.
3D printing: bioinks create implantable blood vessels
A 3D printing technique allows fabrication of multilayer blood vessels that have the unique biomolecules needed to transform into functional blood vessels when they are implanted.
Bioprinting living cells in a 3D printer
With a new process, living cells can be integrated into fine structures created in a 3D printer - extremely fast and with very high resolution.
Nanocellulose sensors: wood on our skin
Researchers have now produced a novel flexible sensor that lies on the skin surface and is biocompatible because it is made of nanocellulose.
SLAM – New 3D printing technique for biomaterials
A new way of 3D printing soft materials such as gels and collagens offers a major step forward in the manufacture of artificial medical implants.
Bioprinting one scaffold to guide regeneration of multiple tissues
A new 3D printing platform is able to fabricate multi-component scaffolds that “steal from nature” to engineer tissues organized like native tissues.
A swifter way towards 3D printed organs
A new technique called SWIFT (sacrificial writing into functional tissue) allows 3D printing of large, vascularized human organ building blocks.
3D printed salt template for bone implants
With the help of a 3D printed salt template, researchers have succeeded in producing magnesium scaffolds with structured porosity that are suitable for bioresorbable bone implants.
Bioprinting complex living tissue in seconds
Researchers have developed an extremely fast optical method for sculpting complex shapes in stem-cell-laden hydrogels and then vascularizing the resulting tissue.
3D printing of silicone components
Spectroplast has developed a method to make silicone products such as hearing aids, breast prosthesis for breast cancer patients using a 3D printer.
4D printing the world’s smallest stent
Researchers have developed a new method for producing malleable microstructures – for instance, vascular stents that are 40 times smaller than previously possible.