New Bioengineered Patch Makes Its Own Oxygen to Heal Wounds and Grow Tissue

Researchers from UC Riverside, and Rowan University have developed a bioengineered patch that generates its own oxygen supply, tackling one of tissue engineering’s oldest unsolved problems. The study also saw contributions from UC Berkeley, Tarleton State University in Texas, the…

Western University Uses AI to Predict Ear Growth and 3D Print Earmolds

For families of children with hearing loss, the cycle is relentless: a new earmold fitted, months of appointments, and then another visit because a child’s ear has grown past it again. The ALLEars project, a large-scale collaboration between Western University…

3D Systems Unlocks European Denture Market With Full EU MDR Clearance

U.S.-based 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems has been fully certified under the European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) 2017/745, clearing the bloc’s most demanding standard for quality systems, technical documentation, and clinical evidence. Rather than a blanket rollout, the…

New Research on 3D Printed Heart Attack Sensing Platform With 17 Cents Electrodes

Researchers from the University of Brighton and University of Strathclyde have developed an electrochemical sensor platform capable of detecting a heart attack protein biomarker in human blood serum. Published in Analytical Chemistry, the study targets cardiac troponin I, a protein…

UCSF and Biohub Scientists Develop New Material to Grow More Consistent Lab Organs

Scientists at UC San Francisco and Biohub have developed a seaweed-derived material that helps miniature lab-grown organs form more consistently, a development researchers say could advance disease research and move medicine closer to manufacturing replacement human tissue. The findings, published…

Spinal Elements receives FDA 510(k) clearance for 3D printed Ventana A ALIF spinal implant

Spinal Elements, a California-based developer of spinal surgery devices, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Ventana A Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) System, a 3D printed titanium implant designed for spinal fusion procedures. The clearance was announced on March…

Cairn Surgical’s 3D Printed Breast Cancer Locator Heads to FDA

Medical technology company Cairn Surgical has submitted a De Novo 510(k) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking clearance for the Breast Cancer Locator (BCL) System, a patient-specific 3D printed device designed to improve tumor localization during…

Stratasys Achieves European Certification for Its TrueDent Resin Portfolio

3D printer OEM Stratasys has secured CE Class IIa medical device certification for its TrueDent resin portfolio,  making it the first high-aesthetic, single-material 3D printed denture system to earn the designation in Europe. The upgrade from its initial Class I…

GELITA and Black Drop collaborate on GelMA bioinks for 3D bioprinting research

GELITA, a German manufacturer of collagen proteins and gelatin used in food, pharmaceutical, and biomedical applications, has signed a research and development agreement with Black Drop, a biotechnology company advancing 3D bioprinting technologies for biomedical research and pharmaceutical applications. The…

ETH Zurich-Led Study Produces Functional 3D Printed Ear Cartilage, Paving Way for Clinical Reconstruction

Researchers from ETH Zurich, the Friedrich Miescher Institute, and the Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne have leveraged 3D printing to engineer elastic ear cartilage with mechanical properties closely matching natural tissue. Using human ear cartilage cells, the team produced constructs that…