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3D Printing Industry Experts Interview: Mike Vasquez
3Degrees This is part of a series of interviews of people who are active within the additive manufacturing space in Chicago. Today we will be highlighting Dr. Mike Vasquez. Dr….
mHUB 2 Year Anniversary 3D Printing Chicago
Here is a short summary on mHub, an epicenter for 3D printing in the Midwest and Chicago. It recently had its 2 year anniversary. What does this mean for mHub and the future of manufacturing within Chicago?
3DHeals Chicago Event
Check out this article for a brief summary on 3DHEALS and its event in Chicago. Learn about companies and organizations in Chicago that are contributing to the bioprinting sector as whole.
3D Printing the Automotive Industry: Series Intro
Chicago Auto Show 2019 This series is going to be about 3D printing in automobiles. Additive manufacturing and the automobile industry go hand in hand. In this series, we will…
Bioprinting 101 Part 9 – Decellularized Extracellular Matrices
This is a short article on a concept that is foreign to most. We are taking a look at an advanced bio-material that is readily found within the body.
Bioprinting 101: Part 8, Gelatin
Collagen Based Scaffold Most biomaterials all are vastly different than each other in interesting ways. For those who have kept up with this series, it is safe to assume we…
DNA Biosensing with 3D Printing
Biosensor Structure 3D printing is useful in how it makes tools for us humans. Tools are the gateway to innovation within our world. 3D Printing helps different industries because of…
Bioprinting 101: Part 7 – Applications
We have discussed a lot about materials within bioprinting as well as different printers that are used to work on bioprinting technology. We have not had an in-depth focus on…
Bioprinting 101: Part 6 – Pluronics
Pluronic F127 Gel We are going to discuss pluronics today. We have covered a couple different materials within our bioprinting series. We will today discuss in this article the different…
Bioprinting 101: Part 5 – Bioink
For those of you who do not know what bioinks are, read this short excerpt to understand what they are and how integral they are to the bioprinting industry.
Bioprinting 101: Part 4 – Alginate
This is a short informational post on alginate as a biomaterial used for bioprinting.
Bioprinting 101: Part 3 Industrial Printers
Today we will look into bioprinters that are well known. One must understand biochemistry, and other important aspects within biology to fully do well with bioprinting. The development of bioprinting…
Bioprinting 101: Part 2 Hydrogels
Simple Hydrogel A hydrogel is a macromolecular polymer gel constructed of a network of crosslinked polymer chains. Hydrogels are synthesized from hydrophilic monomers by either chain or step growth, along…
Bioprinting 101: How to Bioprint at Home
Bioprinted Hydrogels Bioprinting is an exciting area to follow as it invigorates the ideas of Frankenstein and a bunch of other sci-fi scenarios that make us slightly paranoid. So how…