Using Concept Laser Mlab cusing technology specialist developers at Sutrue, a cardiac device design company, have 3D printed a tool to be used in heart operations. The automated suturing device helps surgeons to stitch together ti [...]
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CollPlant (TLV:CLPT) a biotechnology company based in Israel, has created a division to develop collagen-based BioInk for 3D printing. The BioInk is intended for use in 3D bioprinters used to make therapeutic patches and replaceme [...]
Binghampton University students in New York have attempted to create an artificial pancreas using 3D bioprinting. It is hoped the artificial pancreas could be used to treat type 1 diabetes. Diabetes is a condition that relates to [...]
Scientists from the Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden have demonstrated cartilage tissue engineering using 3D Bioprinting. The new research uses 3D printing to produce cartilage replacements and could be used t [...]
Californian bioprinting company Organovo has announced a collaboration with the University of Virginia to utilize bioprinting technology to treat volumetric muscle loss (VML). What is volumetric muscle loss? Volumetric muscle loss [...]
Banner Health is using the LulzBot TAZ 6 to incorporate 3D printed parts into its cancer treatment. Starting with North Colorado Medical Center’s Cancer (NCMC) Institute, Banner Health will use the, “3D printer to enhance treatmen [...]
3D printing may be used as powerful tool for neural tissue engineering according to new research. Degenerative diseases or trauma are the primary cause of neural damage. Experts believe that in the U.S. alone there are approximate [...]
By using a Stratasys Objet Eden350V 3D Printer, Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, UK are saving three to four hours in surgical time per surgery, and costs are reduced by up to £20,000 per operation. The hospital had previou [...]
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have successfully 3D bioprinted a scaffold-free human 'mini-liver'. According to the research team, they were able to "construct a small portion of liver tissue that could stably maintain d [...]
3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) has announced plans to develop organs suitable for human transplant in a collaboration with United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ: UTHR). The multi-year agreement will first focus on regenerative medicine f [...]
