
HEALTH & MEDICINE
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3D bioprinting of living cells in internal organs
Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have unveiled a small, flexible 3D bioprinter that has the ability to be inserted into the body like an endoscope and directly deliver multi-layered biomaterials to the surface of organs and tissues. internal.
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Engineers Create a Fully Functional 3D Printed Heart
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge have developed a procedure to 3D print a soft, flexible replica of the heart in an effort to help doctors tailor treatments to the specific shape and function of patients' hearts. patients
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3D printed functional arteries
CIC biomaGUNE, the Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials, has set up a new research group on Hybrid Biofunctional Materials which aims to obtain in vitro cell models using three-dimensional printing for the preclinical study of a range of cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary diseases and the testing of new drugs, for example. ( Read more... )

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3D Printed Mini-Robots That Could Heal Internally
A new gelatinous crawling robot, powered by nothing more than temperature change and cleverly designed, brings "a new perspective" to the field of soft robotics. ( Read more... )

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3D Bioprinting to create eye tissue
Scientists at the National Eye Institute, in Maryland (USA), have used stem cells from patients and 3D bioprinting to produce eye tissue that will advance the understanding of diseases that cause blindness ( Read more... )

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3D metal printing could be the solution to rheumatoid arthritis
The FingerKIt consortium, led by Fraunhofer IAPT, and the Fraunhofer Institutes IKTS, ITEM, IWM and MEVIS, uses AI to develop custom 3D-printed joint implants so that these delicate finger parts can be replaced when necessary. ( Read more... )

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Medical precision: 3D printed personalized medicines
Pharmaceutical manufacturing is closely tied to mass production. For drugs to be sold cheaply, they often have to be manufactured in large quantities. But what if you need a drug in a different dosage than what is sold? Or a different ingredient in the mix than what's on offer? ( Read more... )

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Additive manufacturing for dental frameworks and devices
3D printing can produce very detailed and complex features, something that cannot be done with other technologies ( Read more... )

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3D bioprinted scaffolds that could revolutionize diabetes treatment
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have designed a new dressing treatment, known as scaffolding, to treat diabetic foot ulcers that is cost-effective and improves patient outcomes. These scaffolds slowly release antibiotics over a four-week period to effectively treat the wound. ( Read more... )

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Researchers create a biological ink for bioprinting derived from jellyfish
Jellagen and Copner Biotech have successfully completed the first project for 3D bioprinting. Copner Biotech has developed a state-of-the-art, high-precision bioprinting software and hardware platform, while Jellagen has harnessed the potential of an ancient species of jellyfish to develop technology compatible with bioink applications. ( Read more... )
