tissue engineering
by Clare Scott | Aug 15, 2017 | Featured Stories
As 3D bioprinting continues to advance, there are still challenges that plague most methods of 3D printing tissue. One of those challenges involves properly positioning the 3D printed cells within their scaffolds so that the structures don’t collapse on... 
by Clare Scott | Aug 15, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Medical 3D Printing, Popular Stories, Science & Technology
One of the biggest stories in medical 3D printing from the past few months came out of Northwestern University, where researchers 3D printed a working ovary and implanted it into a mouse, which then successfully became pregnant and gave birth. That was an incredible... 
by Bridget Butler Millsaps | Aug 7, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Medical 3D Printing, Science & Technology
3D printing has touched nearly every industry today. What the average consumer or hobbyist may not be aware of though is that within each of those industries, 3D printing and other progressive technologies are creating entirely new realms. Science and medicine are a... 
by Clare Scott | Jul 7, 2017 | 3D Printing, Science & Technology
A group of researchers at the National University of Singapore has developed a novel method of bioprinting that overcomes some of the limitations of already-existing methods, as well as avoiding damage to the printed tissue. The research has been published in an... 
by Sarah Saunders | May 6, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Medical 3D Printing, Science & Technology
3D bioprinting is a pretty large category, and it isn’t just about manufacturing organs. Scientists and researchers all over the world are using 3D printing technology to build tissue lattices, matrices, and scaffolds, for the purpose of regenerating living... 
by Sarah Saunders | Apr 12, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Business, Medical 3D Printing, Science & Technology
Even the most cutting-edge research needs an economic boost to keep going, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) often provides this boost in the form of grants. The NIH has awarded grants to several research efforts centered around 3D printing technology,... 
by Sarah Saunders | Apr 8, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Medical 3D Printing, Science & Technology
Back in 2015, the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) was part of a group working on a design guidance system for AM that received funding from America Makes as part of its third project call for additive manufacturing applied research and development projects.... 
by Sarah Saunders | Apr 7, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Medical 3D Printing, Science & Technology
Nearly every day, 3D printing technology is helping to advance the medical field in leaps and bounds, from 3D printed medical implements and medical models, to 3D printed prosthetics and even 3D printed organs. But 3D printing is also having a positive effect on... 
by Sarah Saunders | Feb 28, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Medical 3D Printing, Science & Technology
Whenever I hear someone talk about the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, I know the discussion will gear towards extremely innovative medical procedures, research, and surgical tactics. According to the most recent U.S. News & World Report rankings of top hospitals, the... 
by Bridget Butler Millsaps | Jul 1, 2016 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Medical 3D Printing
When you are really, really sick, often all you want to know is that help is on the way. As doctors see you, write prescriptions and offer treatments, it’s often still a waiting game before you feel better. But what if drugs were being delivered to the body via... 
by Clare Scott | Jan 20, 2016 | 3D Printing, Medical 3D Printing
Pretty much everyone I know, myself included, has lost someone to cancer, many of them far too young. Finding a cure for cancer is the lofty, ultimate goal for medical researchers, and people like to fantasize about the day when the headline suddenly appears in the... 
by Hannah Rose Mendoza | Sep 3, 2015 | 3D Printing, Medical 3D Printing
When a blood vessel is diseased, damaged, or blocked, a vascular graft is often used to replace it in order to allow blood to flow normally again, in turn permitting adequate oxygen and nutrients to reach the heart. Placing a vascular prosthesis of this sort is a... 
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | May 7, 2015 | 3D Printing, Medical 3D Printing
One of the more notable factors affecting the field of medical 3D printing is the simple ‘cool’ factor in looking at how far we have come from treatments of times long past. A common ailment, requiring medical attention through the ages, has been a... 
by Hannah Rose Mendoza | Apr 28, 2015 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Medical 3D Printing
Not to be confused with the types of activities engaged in by scientists working for the Kleenex® company, people who are tissue engineers closely study the cells, scaffolding, and processes necessary to grow new connective tissues or organs for human implantation.... 
by Bridget Butler Millsaps | Sep 15, 2014 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing
When I was a kid, at least two highly educational hours a week were devoted to prime-time, riveted viewing of The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman. These characters were part hero, part cyborg, put together with artificial parts, pure fiction and lots of... 
