Nanobots could help diagnose and treat cancer
Multipole magnetic tweezers measure organelle mechanical properties
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Cryolithography device bioprints organs faster
With a new device, researchers employ parallel bioprinting of organ tissue and assembling the organs with freezing
Hydrogel material flexes its muscles
Material that increases in strength in response to mechanical stress could be used to make fatigue-free structures for a host of industrial applications
Tissue repair scaffold allies with immunotherapy
A biologic scaffold inhibits tumour growth and boosts the effectiveness of immunotherapy in mice
Biologists find a way to boost intestinal stem cell populations
Study suggests that stimulating stem cells may protect the gastrointestinal tract from age-related disease
Amniotic membrane proves a promising scaffold for cardiac tissue
Human amniotic membrane supports the growth of induced pluripotent stem cells and their differentiation to cardiac muscle cells
Polymer power for tissue engineering
Polymers that conduct electricity to stimulate cells and monitor their natural electrical activity could be useful in medicine
Injectable hydrogel lines up for multiple drug delivery
A novel hydrogel moves one step closer to clinical application in tissue engineering and drug delivery
Hachimoji DNA doubles the genetic code
“Alien” DNA will be important for future synthetic biology applications and expands the range of molecular structures that might be capable of supporting life