Researchers share their first steps towards growing fully transplantable human organs in a pig host
Growing human organs for therapeutics and transplantation
Tissue Engineering
Researchers use cutting edge technology to bioprint mini-kidneys
Researchers bioprinted miniature human kidneys in the lab, paving the way for new treatments for kidney failure and possibly lab-grown transplants
New shape-changing 4D materials hold promise for tissue engineering
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
New method to boost supply of life-saving stem cells
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) have great potential in treating incurable cancers, autoimmune diseases and inherited blood disorders. However, just 1 in 2500 cells in the blood marrow are HSCs, a scarcity that limits their use in medical procedures
Tissue-engineered implants provide new hope for vocal injuries
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
Customized programming of human stem cells
Researchers harness 1732 transcription factors to obtain 290 new differentiation recipes
Mass produced spheroids line up for tissue repair
A cost-effective method for high-throughput production of spheroids could prove indispensable for tissue engineering applications
Superstructures formed by ‘walking’ molecules could help create neurons
3D-printed novel biomaterial mimics properties of living tissues
Embryonic development in a Petri dish
3D cell culturing technique could replace mouse embryos