Imaging technique to study 3D printed brain tumors
Researchers demonstrated a methodology that combines the bioprinting and imaging of glioblastoma cells in a way that more closely models what happens inside the human body.
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3D printed biomaterial enables forming of blood vessels
An international team of scientists have discovered a new material that can be 3D printed to create tissue-like vascular structures. In a new study, researchers have developed a way to 3D print graphene oxide with a protein which can organise into tubular structures that replicate some properties of vascular tissue.
Handheld 3D printers help to treat musculoskeletal injuries
Biomedical engineers developed a handheld 3D bioprinter that could revolutionize the way musculoskeletal surgical procedures are performed.
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.
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.
3D printed implants seed multiple layers of tissue
Researchers are 3D printing "groovy" tissue-engineering scaffolds with living cells to help heal injuries.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
One step closer to bioprinting the human heart
Researchers have developed a technique to 3D bioprint collagen, allowing them to fabricate fully functional components of the human heart.
Silicone-based 3D lattice can improve drug testing
Scientists have found the perfect geometry: on a newly developed 3D silicone lattice, human stem cells will grow and behave in the same way as they do inside the human body.
3D printing skin, bones on way to Mars
An ESA project has produced its first bioprinted skin and bone samples. The 3D printing human tissue could help keep astronauts healthy all the way to Mars.
A revolution in regenerative medicine
3D printing: Researchers from across disciplines are developing new approaches and new materials for creating soft tissues.
Bioinks print therapeutics in 3D
Researchers have developed a 3D-printable hydrogel bioink containing mineral nanoparticles that can deliver protein therapeutics to control cell behavior.
Can bioprinted stem-cell tissue be used to treat kidney disease?
Researchers have announced a collaboration to 3D bioprint stem-cell tissue that could one day be used to treat end-stage kidney disease.
Bioprinting tissue and organs through lithography
Artificial organs: researchers are developing a lithography method that relies on light sheet illumination and on special photosensitive hydrogels that are mixed with living cells.
Organ bioprinting gets a breath of fresh air
Bioengineers have cleared a major hurdle on the path to 3D printing replacement organs with a breakthrough technique for bioprinting tissues.
3D printing of biological tissue
Scientists hope we will soon be using 3D-printed biologically functional tissue to replace irreparably damaged tissue in the body.
Speeding up 3D bioprinting
Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a device that may be key to the viability of bioprinting, helping in mass-producing biomaterials.
First heart 3D printed using patient’s own cells
Researchers have "printed" the world's first 3D vascularised engineered heart using a patient's own cells and biological materials.
Ultrasound aligns living cells in bioprinted tissues
Researchers have developed a technique to improve the characteristics of engineered tissues by using ultrasound to align living cells during the biofabrication process.
3D printed tissues may keep athletes in action
Bioscientists are moving closer to 3D printed artificial tissues to help heal bone and cartilage typically damaged in sports-related injuries to knees, ankles and elbows.
Mobile bedside bioprinter heals wounds
Scientists have created a mobile skin bioprinting system that allows bi-layered skin to be printed directly into a wound.
Miniature kidney organoids come of age
Method for growing kidney organoids under flow enhances their vascularization and maturation, increasing their potential for drug testing and regenerative medicine.
3D printed tumor model shows interaction with immune cells
Thanks to developments in 3D bioprinting, the UT researchers could create a miniature brain model representing the delicate tissue around the tumor, including the macrophages.