stem cells

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.

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.

‘Bone in a dish’ to explore disease processes

Like real bone, the material has a 3D mineral structure populated with living cells, providing a unique model to study bone function, diseases, regeneration.

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.

Microrobot delivers stem cells to the brain

Researchers have developed a new microrobot that can precisely deliver therapeutic cells to very specific parts of the brain.

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.

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.

3D printed implants help to regrow bone

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

Robots grow mini-organs from human stem cells

A robotic approach to mass-producing organoids could accelerate regenerative medicine research and drug discovery.

Stem-cell technology aids 3D printed cartilage repair

Swinburne research contributes to novel solution for repairing cartilage damage using the latest technologies in stem cell science.