Bioink for 3D printing
The Bioprinting World Map Reimagined: The Evolution from 2019 to 2024
Five years have passed since we first mapped the world of bioprinting, and in that time, the landscape has dramatically shifted. In 2019, bioprinting was a sector focused on the…
New Bioinks Could Pave the Road for 3D Printed Medical Tattoos
A staff of researchers from Texas A&M University have created a new 3D printing bioink that leverages the conductivity of a novel nanomaterial and the biocompatibility of hydrogel. The bioprinting…
Revisiting 3DPrint.com’s Bioprinting Zone: An Evolving Startup Landscape and World Map
Ever since 3DPrint.com created the Bioprinting Zone and published the first world map of bioprinting companies in June 2019, things have changed a bit. Not only did many businesses succumb…
Researchers Create Bioink that Delivers Oxygen to 3D Printed Tissue Cells
Tissue engineering or regeneration is the process of improving upon or replacing biological tissues by combining cells and other materials with the optimal chemical and physiological conditions in order to build scaffolds…
Canadian Scientists Handheld 3D Skin Printer Promotes Rapid Recovery for Severe Burn Wounds
A handheld 3D skin printer developed by the University of Toronto (UoT) and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre engineering researchers recently demonstrated accelerated healing of large, severe burns. According to the…
AMS 2020 Startup Competition: Simulation Software, 3D Printed Bone, Hospital Labs, & More
I’m here in Boston, with the rest of the 3DPrint.com and SmarTech Analysis team, for our third annual Additive Manufacturing Strategies summit, titled “The Business of 3D Printing: Medicine, Dentistry…
3D Printing Graphene Oxide Hydrogels with Direct Ink Writing for Microsupercapacitors
In the recently published ‘Direct 3D printing of a graphene oxide hydrogel for fabrication of a high areal specific capacitance microsupercapacitor,’ researchers consider the capability for a graphene oxide (GO)…
CollPlant Biotechnologies Raise $5.5 Million
Regenerative medicine company CollPlant announced new fundraising of $5.5 million in convertible loans intended to support the advancement of their research projects in the fields of medical aesthetics and 3D…
A Bioprinting World Map
With 119 established bioprinting companies and many entrepreneurs worldwide showing interest in the emerging field, it’s just a matter of time before it becomes one of the most sought-after technologies….
Biogelx Launching First Product Range of Synthetic Bioinks for Variety of 3D Printing Applications
In 2013, a company called Biogelx was spun out from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland for the purposes of developing tunable, synthetic materials for use in 3D cell cultures and…
CollPlant and United Therapeutics Corporation Enter into Licensing Agreement for 3D Bioprinted Lungs
This week, CollPlant and United Therapeutics Corporation announced that they have entered into a licensing, development, and commercialization agreement together for the purposes of 3D bioprinted lung transplants. This partnership will combine United Therapeutics’ organ…
Comparing Rectangular and Lattice Structures in 3D Printing Bioinks
In 3D bioprinting, scientists and researchers use bioinks for material, which are loaded with cells to 3D print biological structures; once printed, secondary crosslinking mechanisms come into play to retain the shape’s…
Use of Simulation to Evaluate How Well 3D Printing Bioinks Work
Plenty of research has been completed regarding the different materials we use to create biomedical parts. Many innovative bioinks – biomaterials loaded with cells to 3D print biological structures – have…
3D Bioprinting Research Could Result in Replacement Cartilage for Curing Arthritis
One out of ten people will suffer from arthritis in their lifetime. Arthritis is caused by the breakdown of the cartilage tissue in a person’s joints. This breakdown leads to…
Newcastle University Researchers Successfully 3D Print Human Corneas from Stem Cell Bioink
The outermost layer of the eye, the cornea, is very important in terms of focusing vision, as it allows us to see while light passes through to the retina. But with…
New Multi-Material Bioprinting Technique Advances On-Demand Complex Tissue 3D Printing
Advances continue to be made in the progressive field of bioprinting, pushing toward increased ability to 3D print human tissue. A study completed by a collaboration of researchers from UCLA, Brigham and…
Researchers Create Portable Bioprinter for Deep Skin Wound Repair
While portable 3D printers do exist, the majority of them are not handheld, and generally use readily available materials, like PLA. But an innovative team of researchers from the University…
Developing a Universal Bioink: CollPlant Joins ReMDO Biomanufacturing Initiative
3D printing is widely used today for a variety of new applications—from recyclable cars to robots that work with 3D printers to make auto repairs. We may see homes and office…
Bioprinting Organs: Researchers Create Less Expensive Bioink Based in 3D Printed Gelatin Hydrogels
3D printed hydrogels have had many different applications in the medical field, from delivering precise doses of medicine and making custom meniscus implants to engineering tissue so that in the…
3D Printing News Briefs: June 10, 2017
We’re running the gamut for news stories today in 3D Printing News Briefs, bringing you news about 3D printing education and business, important partnerships, 3D printers, and 3D printing materials….
3D Printing News Briefs: March 24, 2017
For this Friday edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll take a look at copyright law, a 3D printer, new 3D printing products, a prestigious award and a group meeting, and…
CELLINK Introduces the BIO X, a Flexible, User-Friendly Bioprinter with Everything a Tissue Engineer Could Want
The field of 3D bioprinting is expanding fast, and as more and more companies and institutions emerge in the field, it can be hard to keep track of who is…
CollPlant Receives Funding for Research in Developing Collagen-Based Bioinks for 3D Printing Tissues & Organs
This week regenerative medicine company CollPlant announced that they have received authorization from the Chief Scientist of Israel’s Ministry of Economy to partially fund their 2016 development project. CollPlant is…
Researchers Find Silk Matrix to be Potentially Superior as 3D Printing Bio-Ink
The medical world is one always attuned to looking into the future for better answers for improving and saving lives. While the layperson usually only has a general idea of…