News • In vivo sound printing
One step closer to 3D printing inside the body
A team of scientists has developed a method for 3D printing polymers at specific locations deep within living animals.
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News • Spatial transcriptomics and ECM imaging
3D insights into the tumor microenvironment
Unprecedented insights into the inner workings of an early-stage lung tumor: An international research team describes a new method for 3D mapping cellular interactions in the tumor microenvironment.
News • Extracellular microenvironments
Advancing diabetes treatment with 3D bioprinting
Leveraging bioink from pancreatic tissue and 3D bioprinting, researchers developed a structure closely mimicking the structure of a pancreas, in which cultured cells can resume insulin production.
News • Potential for pre-surgery planning and education
3D-printed patient-specific phantoms for CT imaging
Anatomically accurate 3D-printed phantoms for CT imaging and AI training show promise as an alternative to cadavers. The new technology allows for patient-specific phantoms with realistic radiopacity.
News • Deep learning-based approach
3D body composition analysis for assessing health risks
Using 3D imaging and deep learning AI, researchers have developed a new way to accurately assess body fat and muscle distribution, which are crucial for understanding health risks.
News • From CT to prototype
Designing 3D printed surgical guides for cardiovascular surgeries
Patient-specific 3D printed surgical guides could provide a clear visual aid that helps cardiac surgeons locate key treatment areas on the heart, such as the optimal location to build the bypass vein.
News • Personalized EEG technology
3D-printed scalp tattoo to enhance neuro-diagnostics, BCI
Monitoring brainwaves and diagnosing neurological conditions could benefit from a novel 3D printing technology, which applies liquid ink onto a patient’s scalp to measure brain activity.
News • Regenerative materials
Paving the way for personalized, blood-based, 3D-printed implants
A newly developed ‘biocooperative’ material based on blood can guide key processes taking place during the natural healing of tissues to create living materials that enhance tissue regeneration.
News • Exploring potential and limitations
Bedside bioprinting: the future of regenerative medicine?
To take cell therapy in regenerative medicine to a new level, experts consider 3D bioprinting a key technology. However, there are still quality issues that need to be overcome to achieve this.
Video • Cancer research
3D-printed tumor model reveals metastasis mechanisms
New insights into metastasis: Scientists created a 3D-printed model to mimic the specific conditions that spur the spread of cancer cells. This could help discover new screening and treatment options.
News • Sticky, yet promising research
3D printing lung tissue from mucus-based bioink
Researchers have created a mucus-based bioink which can be used for 3D printing lung tissue. This advance could one day help study and treat chronic lung conditions.
News • 3D printed device
Finding paraplegia treatments with spinal cord organoids
A new research project focuses on creating a 3D printed device to grow a human spinal cord organoid for the study of spinal cord injury and subsequent drug testing.
News • Reducing common post-surgical complications
Electrospinning and 3D printing stent grafts to improve CVD surgery outcomes
A new 3D graft printing technique offers a potential solution to reduce thrombosis and restrain aneurysmal dilatation post-surgery, with potential for improving cardiovascular disease treatments.
News • Multimaterial medication
New 3D printing research for personalised pills
Researchers have developed a cutting-edge method for fabrication of customised pharmaceutical tablets with tailored drug release profiles, ensuring more precise and effective treatment options.
News • Three-dimensional tissue processing
Pathology performs leap into 3D with AI
Adding a new dimension to pathology: Researchers explore new, deep learning models that can use 3D pathology datasets to make clinical outcome predictions for curated prostate cancer specimens.
News • Tumor organoid platform
Personalized 3D bioprinting to advance gastric cancer treatment
Using 3D bioprinting to accurately replicate the biological environment surrounding gastric cancer cells, researchers predicted a patient’s response to anticancer drugs during the preclinical stage.
News • Cardiovascular disease research
"Heart on a chip": 3D printing cardiac biorings
Researchers have developed a 3D-bioprinted, miniaturized chip to advance the understanding of cardiovascular disease and aid in the development of new precision treatments.
News • New approach to replacement tissue
3D printing of artificial cartilage
Material scientists at TU Wien (Vienna) have developed a new approach to producing artificial cartilage tissue: using a 3D printer, cells are grown in microstructures.
Video • Digital design-to-manufacturing process
3D printing personalised prosthetics anywhere in the world
A fully digital design-to-manufacturing process developed at Loughborough University has the potential to revolutionise lower limb socket production by allowing printing outside of hospital settings.
News • 3D tissue culture platform
"Mini liver" shows promise for drug discovery
A European team of researchers have successfully developed a new, living organ model which could advance rapid testing of new or common drugs to treat diseases of the liver.
News • Neuro research
3D printing method shows promise for repairing brain injuries
University of Oxford researchers demonstrated that neural cells can be 3D printed to mimic the architecture of the cerebral cortex. This could be used in patients after brain injuries.
News • Dermatology prototype
3D skin bioprinting shows potential for eczema treatment
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed a 3D prototype of human skin bioprinted to model inflammatory skin disease such as atopic dermatitis — more commonly known as eczema.
News • 3D vascular models
'Virtual blood vessel' technology could improve heart disease care
Patients with heart disease could benefit from less extensive interventions thanks to technology that creates 3D computer models of blood flow through the heart's arteries, according to new research.
News • Focused Rotary Jet Spinning
Rapid-production heart valves control blood flow immediately after implantation
A new method for cheaply producing heart valves in the span of minutes shows great promise. The scientists describe the method as "a cotton-candy machine with a hair dryer behind it."
News • Parkinson disease detection
Low-cost sensor detects early-stage Parkinson's disease in biological samples
Researchers at the University of Campinas and the Federal University of São Carlos in Brazil have developed an electrochemical sensor that detects Parkinson's disease at different stages.
