3D printers may one day become a permanent fixture of the operating theatre after UNSW scientists showed they could print bone-like structures containing living cells
Scientists use a novel ink to 3D print ‘bone’ with living cells
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Breakthrough for tomorrow’s dentistry
New knowledge on the cellular makeup and growth of teeth can expedite developments in regenerative dentistry as well as the treatment of tooth sensitivity
Cartilage matrix as natural biomaterial for cartilage regeneration
Working group develops strategies for regeneration and has found that natural cartilage matrix is suitable as a biomaterial for improved cartilage regeneration
Lasers and molecular tethers to create perfect platforms for tissue engineering
Researchers have developed a technique to modify naturally occurring biological polymers with protein-based biochemical messages that affect cell behavior
Chemists invent shape-shifting nanomaterial with biomedical potential
Discovery holds potential for biomedical applications. It converts from sheets to tubes and back in a controllable fashion. Made of synthetic collagen, the new nanomaterial may have a range of biomedical applications, from controlled-release drug delivery to tissue engineering
New biomaterials can be ‘fine-tuned’ for medical applications
Researchers have succeeded in ‘fine tuning’ a new thermoplastic biomaterial to enable both the rate at which it degrades in the body and its mechanical properties to be controlled independently
Mini-organs offer treatment hope for children with intestinal failure
Scientists have grown human intestinal grafts using stem cells from patient tissue that could one day lead to personalised transplants for children with intestinal failure
Fibrous protein finding improve bioprinting, tissue engineering
Fibrous proteins such as collagen and fibrinogen form a thin solid layer on the surface of an aqueous solution and it is believed that this finding could lead to more efficient bioprinting and tissue engineering
Ionic liquid forcefield protects nanoparticles from immune system
Researchers have developed an ionic liquid forcefield that prevents proteins from binding to and tagging therapeutic nanoparticles