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 offers the possibility of tailoring polyethylene implants to individual patients and improving tissue regrowth
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 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
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
A team of researchers developed a technique that uses tiny polymer spheres to sense the forces at play as body tissue forms and grows
New technology may one day help patients who suffer devastating vocal injuries from surgery on the larynx. A collaborative team consisting of biomedical engineers and clinicians has tissue-engineered component tissue replacements that support reconstruction of the larynx
A cost-effective method for high-throughput production of spheroids could prove indispensable for tissue engineering applications
3D-printed novel biomaterial mimics properties of living tissues
