Hydrogel injection may repair heart muscle damagage
Researchers have developed an injectable hydrogel that could help repair and prevent further damage to the heart muscle after a heart attack.
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Shape-changing 4D materials hold promise for bioengineering
New hydrogel-based materials that can change shape in response to psychological stimuli, such as water, could be the next generation of materials used to bioengineer tissues and organs.
Microneedle patch delivers drugs and procures testing samples
Researchers have developed a biobattery-powered device capable of both delivering large molecule pharmaceuticals across the skin barrier and extracting interstitial fluid for diagnostic purposes.
A 'FRESH' way to bioprint tissues and organs
A bioprinting method enables advanced tissue fabrication by using a yield-stress support bath that holds bioinks in place until they are cured and works with a wide array of bioinks.
A 3D printed, sweating robot muscle
Researchers used 3D printing to create a soft robot muscle that can regulate its temperature through sweating.
Lasers and molecular tethers enable tissue engineering
Researchers have used lasers and molecular tethers to create perfectly patterned platforms for tissue engineering.
3D printed smart gel changes shape
Engineers have created a 3D printed smart gel that changes shape when exposed to light and becomes an "artificial muscle".
Hydrogels may make enduring glucose-monitoring implants
Scientists have designed a hydrogel membrane that may be used to house optical glucose sensing materials toward building a biosensor for monitoring sugar levels in diabetics.
Hydrogel: an option for glaucoma treatment?
A potential new treatment for the eye disease glaucoma could replace daily eyedrops and surgery with a twice-a-year injection to control the buildup of pressure in the eye.
Plant-based gel fast-tracks 'mini-organs' growth
The world’s first bioactive plant-based nanocellulose hydrogel supports organoid growth and helps reduce the costs of studies into cancer and COVID-19.
E-skin has a strong future stretching ahead
A material that mimics human skin in strength, stretchability and sensitivity could be used to collect biological data in real time.
Hydrogel contact lenses for therapeutic use
Researchers at the Terasaki Institute have developed prototypes of contact lenses that can assist with tear sampling for diagnostic purposes.
3D printing strong and tough hydrogels
Skin and cartilage are both strong and flexible – properties that are hard to replicate in artificial materials. But a new fabrication process brings lifelike synthetic polymers a step closer.
Bioprinted heart provides new tool for surgeons
Surgeons will soon have a powerful new tool for planning and practice with the creation of the first full-sized 3D bioprinted model of the human heart.
Wearable pressure-sensitive devices
Scientists have devised solutions to the problems presented in constructing wearable pressure-sensitive sensors.
Octopus-inspired sucker transfers tissue grafts
A new device inspired by an octopus’s sucker rapidly transfers delicate tissue or electronic sheets to the patient, overcoming a key barrier to clinical application.
Silk improves bioink for artificial organs
Researchers mechanically reprocess silk into a biologically compatible component of bioinks that improves the structural fidelity of 3D-printed hydrogels containing cells for use in drug development and regrowing lost or damaged body
The heat is on for building 3D artificial organ tissues
Radiator-like fluid systems adjust the genetic wiring inside human liver cells in preliminary work toward artificial organ-tissue engineering.
Bioprinting tiny, functional organs
Researchers have developed an approach to print tiny tissues that look and function almost like their full-sized counterpart.
3D printed hydrogels to be used in cancer immunotherapy
The new 3D hydrogels provide high rates of cell proliferation, as they mimic lymph nodes, where T-cells reproduce in vivo.
3D printing sensors on expanding organs
Scientists have developed a 3D printing technique that could have future applications in diagnosing and monitoring the lungs of patients with COVID-19.
Lab engineers 3D functional bone tissues
Researchers have developed a printable bioink that could be used to create anatomical-scale functional tissues.
3D printed rubbery brain implants
Engineers are working on developing soft, flexible neural implants that can gently conform to the brain’s contours and monitor activity over longer periods.
3D printed implants seed multiple layers of tissue
Researchers are 3D printing "groovy" tissue-engineering scaffolds with living cells to help heal injuries.
A bionic “heart” for testing prosthetic valves
Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a biorobotic hybrid heart for testing prosthetic valves and other cardiac devices.
Skin-like sensors bring a human touch to wearable tech
Researchers have developed a super-stretchy, transparent and self-powering sensor that records the complex sensations of human skin.
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.
Robotic thread to clear stroke clots
Engineers have developed a magnetically steerable, thread-like robot that can actively glide through narrow, winding pathways, such as the labrynthine vasculature of the brain.
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.