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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.

3D printed bioceramic implant induces cranial regrowth

A bioceramic implant has proved to stimulate regeneration of natural skull bone so that even large cranial defects can be repaired in a way that has not been possible before.

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.

Parylene photonics enable optical biointerfaces

Scientists have invented an optical platform that will likely become the new standard in optical biointerfaces.

“Stretching rack” for cells

An ingenious device, only a few micrometers in size, enables to study the reaction of individual biological cells to mechanical stress.

Scientists get soft on 3D printing

Researchers have developed a new method of 3D printing gels and other soft materials.

Machine learning speeds up bioscaffold development

A dose of artificial intelligence can speed the development of 3D-printed bioscaffolds that help injuries heal.

Oxygen-releasing bioink for bioprinting

Researchers have developed an oxygen-releasing bioink that may be useful in 3D printing bioengineered cell constructs.

3D printed smart swabs for COVID-19 testing

Researchers have created a 3D printed self-adjusting smart swab that could be used for COVID-19 testing.

Tool with smart sensors advances cardiac surgery

A new class of medical instruments equipped with an advanced soft electronics system could improve the diagnoses and treatments of a number of cardiac diseases and conditions.

Laser jolts microscopic robots into motion

Researchers have created the first microscopic robots that incorporate semiconductor components, allowing them to be controlled with standard electronic signals.

CaproGlu: 'Biorubber' glue for faster surgical recovery

Researchers have invented a new type of surgical glue that can help join blood vessels and close wounds faster and may also serve as a platform to deliver pain relief drugs.

Mouth and throat cancer: Robotic surgery may improve outcomes

Robotic surgery for patients with early stage, oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer is associated with improved health outcomes, including better long-term survival.

3D printing heart cells from stem cells

Scientists have shown that 3D printing can be used to control stem cell differentiation into embryoid bodies that replicate heart cells.

AI finds patterns of mutations in tumour images

Researchers have developed an AI algorithm that uses computer vision to analyze tissue samples from cancer patients.

Lego-inspired 3D printed soft tissue bricks

Researchers have developed a tiny, 3D-printed technology that can be assembled like Lego blocks and help repair broken bones and soft tissue.

Pectus Excavatum: 3D printed scaffold implanted

Surgeons have implanted a patient suffering from a congenital defect with a novel, absorbable soft tissue reconstruction scaffold.

Sugar: Sweet way to 3D print blood vessels

Scientists have developed a way of using laser-sintering of powdered sugars to produce highly detailed structures that mimick the body’s intricate, branching blood vessels in lab-grown tissues.

Researchers successfully bioprint healthy new tissue

New muscle has successfully been created in mice using a minimally invasive technique dubbed ‘intravital 3D bioprinting’.

Bioprinting tissues directly within the body

Researchers take a step closer to 3D printing living tissues in patients as they develop a specially-formulated bio-ink designed for printing directly in the body.

Microneedle patch delivers stem cells into tissue

Researchers have developed a microneedle patch to deliver mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into the skin.

3D printed material mimics biological tissues

Researchers have developed a method to 3D print liquid crystal elastomers so that they form complex structures with physical properties that match those of complex biological tissues, such as cartilage.

Lab engineers 3D functional bone tissues

Researchers have developed a printable bioink that could be used to create anatomical-scale functional tissues.

Electrical stimulation improves robot-assistive surgery

Sending small electrical currents to the fingertips of someone operating a robotic arm can help surgeons during robot-assisted procedures.

Augmented reality brings ultrasound into a new dimension

Augmented reality ultrasound has, for the first time, made it possible to superimpose topographical representations of ultrasound images directly on a patient, with the examiner seeing the sectional image in AR glasses.

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.

Printable rubber-like material could replace human tissue

Researchers have created a material with a unique set of properties, which could act as a replacement for human tissue in medical procedures.

Producing human tissue in space

The University of Zurich has sent adult human stem cells to the International Space Station to explore the production of human tissue in weightlessness.

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.