With digital dentistry the room for error is reduced and the automation reduces labor, resulting in time and cost savings for labs and practices all around the world
3 ways 3D printing is revolutionizing digital dentistry
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Quick-gelling inks allow high-resolution bioprinting
Multi-component tissue scaffolds with fine structural detail are now possible, offering unprecedented control over cellular development
3D-printed edible pill can scan the gut microbiome
A biocompatible and battery-less pill can noninvasively and accurately sample gut microbiome as it passes through the gastrointestinal tract
3D printing the human heart
Researchers have published in Science a new 3D bioprinting method that brings the field of tissue engineering one step closer to being able to 3D print a full-sized, adult human heart
Human brain organoids come of age
Reproducible, miniature 3D models of human brain tissues open up new frontiers in neuroscience
Ant-sized piezoelectric robots
Could be used in a distant future to carry out injury repair in the human body
3D printed magnetic liquid could form micro-robots
3D print magnetic liquids could form the basis for artificial cells or micro-robots that researchers control by applying an external magnetic field
New light materials for 3D printing
A putative new class of materials dubbed light-stabilized dynamic materials, LSDMs, might also be used in cell biology to act as supports for the cell surface without damaging the cell being studied
Mars crew 3D printing skin and bone tissue in space
An ESA Mars mission may print skin and bone tissue in space in the near future, serving as a crucial development in both the medical and bioprinting fields