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Changing the silkworm’s diet to spin stronger silk
Researchers have produced cellulose nanofiber (CNF) synthesized silk naturally through a simple tweak to silkworms’ diet. Mixing CNF with commercially available food and feeding the silkworms resulted in a stronger and more tensile silk
Additive manufacturing personalizes implants
Additive manufacturing offers the possibility of tailoring polyethylene implants to individual patients and improving tissue regrowth
New shape-changing 4D materials hold promise for tissue engineering
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, according to a team of researchers
Hydrogel promotes wound healing better than traditional bandages, gauzes
Hydrogel dressings, which have advanced in recent years, are good at promoting wound healing and can better meet the demands of different situations. Many are antibacterial, biodegradable, responsive, and injectable and can fill irregularly shaped wounds
FRESH 3D-printing platform paves way for tissues, organs
Bioprinting approach solves the issue of gravity and distortion by printing within a yield-stress support bath that holds the bioinks in place until they are cured
Tiny sensor technique reveals cellular forces involved in tissue generation
A team of researchers developed a technique that uses tiny polymer spheres to sense the forces at play as body tissue forms and grows
Living bioink could enhance bone repair and regeneration
A bioink containing both organic and inorganic elements of bone and laden with stem cells could improve treatments of injured or diseased bone
Conductive hydrogel could repair damaged peripheral nerves
A stretchable and conductive hydrogel could be used to treat serious injuries to peripheral nerves