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
3D printing the human heart
Biotechnology
Artificial muscles go with the twist
They might have the ability to respond intelligently to the environment for smart drug delivery systems that would detect the presence of antigens, for example, and react by contracting to release the appropriate drug
Human brain organoids come of age
Reproducible, miniature 3D models of human brain tissues open up new frontiers in neuroscience
Bacterial nanostructures as electron-microscope-compatible gene reporters
Different sized protein structures can be distinguished using electron microscopy, making them high-resolution analogues of the fluorescent reporter proteins used in optical microscopy
Ant-sized piezoelectric robots
Could be used in a distant future to carry out injury repair in the human body
Researchers use eggshell particles to grow bone tissue in the lab
Technique can be used for bone grafts and regenerating cartilage, teeth, tendons
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
Newly discovered molecules target and kill cancer stem cells
Findings could prove to be a breakthrough in not only treating tumors, but ensuring cancer doesn’t return years later
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