bioprinting

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.

Ears from the 3D-printer

Researchers use the biodegradable material cellulose to produce implants for cartilage diseases using 3D printing.

Predicting leaky heart valves with 3D printing

Researchers have created a novel 3D printing workflow that allows cardiologists to evaluate how different valve sizes will interact with each patient's unique anatomy, before the medical procedure is actually performed.

Bioprinting artificial blood vessels and organ tissue

Engineers have developed a 3D printing technique that allows for localized control of an object's firmness, opening up new biomedical avenues that could one day include artificial arteries and organ tissue.

3D printing cells to produce human tissue

Engineers have developed a method to 3D print cells to produce human tissue such as ligaments and tendons, a process that will greatly improve a patient's recovery.

Student 3D bioprints cancer

A student is aiming to 3D print life-sized breast cancer tumours, with her research targeting faster, more effective treatment for women with the disease.

3D printed placenta-on-a-chip created in the laboratory

Researchers at TU Vienna have created an artificial placenta-on-a-chip microfluidic device, using a high-resolution 3D printing process.

3D printed implants help to regrow bone

Researchers have developed 3D printed ceramic implants that dissolves slowly, allowing bone to grow in their place.

Organic printing inks may restore sight to blind people

Researchers are developing a simple retinal prosthesis that could restore sight to blind people. Fabricated using cheap and widely-available organic pigments used in printing inks and cosmetics, it consists of tiny pixels like a digital camera sensor on a nanometric scale.