New device contains a network of blood vessels connecting with epithelial cells and could be used as a model to study respiratory diseases like asthma
Life-like airway can be printed on a chip
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Biofabrication
Micropores let oxygen and nutrients inside biofabricated tissues
Micropores in fabricated tissues allow nutrient and oxygen diffusion into the core. This novel approach may eventually allow lab-grown tissue to contain blood vessels
3D tumour model shows potential to improve cancer drug discovery
A 3D breast cancer model made from decellularized porcine lung provides a promising platform to study tumour biology and develop new targeted therapies
Plasma jets encourage bone growth with 3D printed implants
Revolutionary new finding could allow doctors to treat patients using implants as a scaffold that allow the bone to grow over it
Graphene oxide gives some backbone to seaweed hydrogel
A 3D printing technique can produce intricate structures from a novel, stiff material made from seaweed-derived alginate and graphene oxide
Hydrogel bioprinting takes to the air
Extrusion-based technique exploits airborne hydrogen peroxide to produce 3D constructs for tissue engineering applications
Human bone growth is a thermodynamic process
Discovery could lead to new disease treatments and better prosthetic implants
Engineering transplantable fat tissue
An important first step towards making large-volume samples for regenerative medicine applications
Professor prints dissolvable medical implants
With all the novel new research in the medical sector, 3D printing crops up in so many different ways