Scientists develop 3D printer capable of producing human tissue
9 years, 1 month ago

Scientists develop 3D printer capable of producing human tissue

Firstpost  

A group of US scientists have successfully transplanted living tissue constructed by a sophisticated and improved 3D printer, according to a study released on Monday by British scientific journal Nature. This research, developed by the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Centre in North Carolina, represents a breakthrough for regenerative medicine, as it suggests that these tissues could be transplanted in patients in the future, and thus overcoming a number of technical obstacles that currently hinder the process, the study noted. Although the new printed tissues are not yet ready to be used in human patients, experts assert that the first results of the study suggest that they have the size, strength and functionality suitable to be used in humans. The accuracy of this new 3D printer means that in the near future, it could perfectly replicate more complex tissues and organs of the human body.

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When we’ll be able to 3D-print organs and who will be able to afford them
2 years, 9 months ago

When we’ll be able to 3D-print organs and who will be able to afford them

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. The cause of this discrepancy is “a combination of people who undergo catastrophic health events, but their organs aren’t high enough quality to donate, or they’re not on the organ donor list to begin with, and the fact that it’s actually very difficult to find a good match” so the patient’s body …

Woman receives 3D-printed ear implant grown from her own cells in major breakthrough
2 years, 9 months ago

Woman receives 3D-printed ear implant grown from her own cells in major breakthrough

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The pioneering procedure – performed by a team led by paediatric ear reconstructive surgeon Arturo …

Why astronauts are printing organs in space
3 years, 9 months ago

Why astronauts are printing organs in space

BBC  

Why astronauts are printing organs in space Nasa While it is possible to 3D print living organs in space, handling biological material in space requires care and getting them back to Earth could prove expensive With a global shortage of organs suitable for transplant into critically ill patients, some researchers are looking at 3D printing of living tissue as a …

3D-printed Organ Technology May Make Transplant Waiting Lists a Thing of the Past
4 years ago

3D-printed Organ Technology May Make Transplant Waiting Lists a Thing of the Past

News 18  

When most people think of 3-D printing, they imagine create plastic toys and other knick-knacks, or even some machine or robot—basically, inanimate objects. But gradually, 3-D printing industry is becoming more and more utilised in fields like Biology, as opposed to mechanics and engineering. According to the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in University of Buffalo, the researchers may …

In a First, Human Cartilage 3D Bioprinted by Russian Cosmonaut Aboard the ISS
4 years, 8 months ago

In a First, Human Cartilage 3D Bioprinted by Russian Cosmonaut Aboard the ISS

News 18  

In an effort to do something extraordinary, an astronaut at the International Space Station has done 3D bioprinting of the human cartilage. The feat was achieved by Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, who made the human cartilage using new techniques developed in partnership with Moscow’s 3D Bioprinting Solutions. To do so, Kononenko used a magnetic levitation bioassembly device, which combined human …

A blessing in tech disguise?
5 years, 3 months ago

A blessing in tech disguise?

China Daily  

The Ankle Surgery Department of Xi'an Honghui Hospital replaces an ankle bone for a bone necrosis patient with a personalized 3D-printed prosthesis on Oct 25. The first time I heard about 3D printing's medical application in China was in 2013, when the orthopedics department of Peking University Third Hospital, a top hospital in China, announced promising results of a clinical …

Rice University researchers able to 3D print living tissue
5 years, 10 months ago

Rice University researchers able to 3D print living tissue

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — More than 100,000 people in the U.S. are stuck on an organ transplant wait list, hoping to find that perfect match to their blood type, body size and hospital location. “With this work we can now better ask, ‘If we can print tissues that look and now even breathe more like the healthy tissues in our bodies, will …

Scientists make ‘world’s first 3D printed heart using human tissue’
5 years, 11 months ago

Scientists make ‘world’s first 3D printed heart using human tissue’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists in Israel have produced …

Scientists unveil 3D print of heart with human tissue & vessels in Israel
5 years, 11 months ago

Scientists unveil 3D print of heart with human tissue & vessels in Israel

Firstpost  

In a first, a heart the size of a cherry was 3D printed by Israeli scientists using human fat. Scientists in Israel unveiled a 3D print of a heart with human tissue and vessels on Monday, calling it a first and a “major medical breakthrough” that advances possibilities for transplants. It marked “the first time anyone anywhere has successfully engineered …

3D-Printed Organs From Living Cells Could Help Boost Senses
6 years, 4 months ago

3D-Printed Organs From Living Cells Could Help Boost Senses

Wired  

Electronics often don’t mesh well with flesh and blood. His 3D-printed “ear,” made by enveloping a coil antenna in living matter, requires electrically conductive silver nanoparticles and cartilage-forming cells, while his “spinal cord” calls for neuron-­forming cells and a translucent column of silicone. While tests show that his imitation ear can successfully perceive music—a recording of “Für Elise”—he has yet …

Scientists 3D print human cornea for first time, a technique which could save millions from blindness
6 years, 9 months ago

Scientists 3D print human cornea for first time, a technique which could save millions from blindness

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A human cornea has been produced with a 3D printer for …

First 3D-printed human corneas can aid transplants
6 years, 10 months ago

First 3D-printed human corneas can aid transplants

The Quint  

london, May 30 In a first, British scientists have 3D printed human corneas that could cut down shortage of eye donors available for transplant. In the research, researchers from Britain's Newcastle University, mixed stem cells from a healthy donor cornea with alginate and collagen to create a solution that could be printed or a "bio-ink". "Our unique gel -- a …

3D printing is leaving the tech conferences and heading into our homes
7 years, 1 month ago

3D printing is leaving the tech conferences and heading into our homes

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Perhaps most extraordinary, however, is how it’s starting to be used medically to create dentures, bones and …

Researchers grow three dimensional bone tissue in lab, paving the way for new benefits in orthopaedics
7 years, 6 months ago

Researchers grow three dimensional bone tissue in lab, paving the way for new benefits in orthopaedics

Firstpost  

Scientists have developed three- dimensional bone tissues in the lab for the first time, which when implanted into patients will be able to repair damaged bones. Researchers from University of Glasgow and University of Strathclyde in the UK used technology originally developed to detect gravitational waves to generate tissue engineered bone graft. The researchers used measurement technology, based on the …

British researchers have developed a new method to 3D print cells to form living tissues
7 years, 7 months ago

British researchers have developed a new method to 3D print cells to form living tissues

Firstpost  

To help repair damaged body parts, scientists in Britain have developed a new method to 3D-print laboratory-grown cells to form living structures. In a step towards helping repair damaged body parts, scientists in Britain have developed a new method to 3D-print laboratory-grown cells to form living structures. “We were aiming to fabricate three-dimensional living tissues that could display the basic …

3D-printed ovaries successfully restore mouse's fertility in 'holy grail of bioengineering'
7 years, 10 months ago

3D-printed ovaries successfully restore mouse's fertility in 'holy grail of bioengineering'

ABC  

Scientists have used 3D-printed ovaries to successfully restore fertility for the first time in what they call "the holy grail of bioengineering for regenerative medicine". A female mouse's ovaries were removed and replaced with 3D printed bioprosthetic ones using gelatin as the "ink" and using eggs from different mice — enabling it to ovulate, conceive pups and give birth, the …

3D printed babies with replica organs for medical training
8 years ago

3D printed babies with replica organs for medical training

Daily Mail  

A PhD student has created models of babies with functional organs using 3D printing. Compression testing to check how much force the rib cage can take and how it affects the internal organs and flow of a liquid used to simulate blood A material called 'thermoplastic elastomer' was used to 3D print the rib cage as well as the internal …

Human skin can now be printed out in transplant breakthrough
8 years, 2 months ago

Human skin can now be printed out in transplant breakthrough

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A team of biologists has built a prototype 3D bioprinter that can create …

Beating, pumping heart cells generated using 3D printer could help heart attack patients
8 years, 3 months ago

Beating, pumping heart cells generated using 3D printer could help heart attack patients

ABC  

The dream of being able to 3D print human heart tissue is a big step closer, with a breakthrough by scientists at Sydney's Heart Research Institute. Key points: Scientist hope the mini hearts can replace tissue damaged in heart attacks The cells behave like a real heart, pumping and beating Researchers hope the therapy will be available for patients in …

Creepy 3D printed human replica could train future surgeons
8 years, 6 months ago

Creepy 3D printed human replica could train future surgeons

Daily Mail  

With the skin on his patient's chest peeled back and their rib cage cracked open, Richard Arm reaches in and pulls out their heart. HOW THEY MADE THE BODY The researchers used CT scans to create 3D printed organs that look like the real thing. The organs and body parts have been modelled so they not only look the same …

Could 3D-printed organs be medicine’s next grisly black market?
8 years, 6 months ago

Could 3D-printed organs be medicine’s next grisly black market?

Wired  

More than 60 years after the world’s first successful transplant, there is still no answer to the desperate global shortage of human organs. After exposing China’s state- In India, the Mohan Foundation - an NGO set up to spread awareness of the illicit organ trade - receives frequent enquiries from would-be donors who see a ‘spare’ kidney as their path …

Cow cartilage used for 3D printing in step forward that could make ‘patches’ for worn joints
8 years, 9 months ago

Cow cartilage used for 3D printing in step forward that could make ‘patches’ for worn joints

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cow cartilage has been printed out by scientists in a move that could …

Israeli firms develop high-speed 3D printer for stem cells
8 years, 10 months ago

Israeli firms develop high-speed 3D printer for stem cells

Firstpost  

Israeli 3D printer firm Nano Dimension has successfully lab-tested a 3D bioprinter for stem cells, paving the way for the potential printing of large tissues and organs, the company said on Wednesday. While 3D printers are used already to create stem cells for research, Nano Dimension said the trial, conducted with Israeli biotech firm Accellta Ltd, showed its adapted printer …

Australian-first 3D tissue printing could revolutionise dentistry, periodontist says
9 years ago

Australian-first 3D tissue printing could revolutionise dentistry, periodontist says

ABC  

A new study using 3D printing to create tissue and bone could revolutionise dentistry and provide benefits for dental health in remote communities. Periodontist Professor Saso Ivanovski, from Griffith University's Menzies Institute, has pioneered the work which plans to use a "bioprinter" to grow missing bone and tissue from a patient's own cells. The new technology will be a significant …

3D printing breakthrough produces functioning human-scale bone and muscle tissue
9 years, 1 month ago

3D printing breakthrough produces functioning human-scale bone and muscle tissue

ABC  

Scientists have demonstrated the first 3D printer able to produce living and structurally stable bone, cartilage or skeletal muscle tissue big enough to be used for human transplants. Key points: Existing bioprinters are unable to produce living tissue large enough and strong enough to be clinically useful The new system prints living cells onto a biodegradable structure, with microchannels for …

3D 'bioprinters' could soon make organs and human tissue good enough for transplant, researchers say
9 years, 1 month ago

3D 'bioprinters' could soon make organs and human tissue good enough for transplant, researchers say

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

World's first 3D blood vessel bio-printer developed
9 years, 5 months ago

World's first 3D blood vessel bio-printer developed

Firstpost  

The world’s first 3D blood vessel bio-printer, which makes it possible to produce personalised functional organs, has been developed by a Chinese company. According to biotechnological company Sichuan Revotek Co, Ltd based in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, the significant breakthrough has been achieved through its self-developed stem cell bio-ink technology, 3D bio-printer and cloud computing platform. “The creative breakthrough in the …

Utrecht researchers begin 3D printing bone cartilage
9 years, 11 months ago

Utrecht researchers begin 3D printing bone cartilage

NL Times  

An international team of researchers, led by the University Medical Center Utrecht, has designed a material to restore cartilage in joints by using 3D printing techniques, UMC Utrecht announced on their website today. Using 3D printing technology, the researchers were able to print a network of thin fibers with which they strengthened the gel, giving it similar properties as cartilage …

Humans could be fitted with kidneys made on 3D printers
10 years, 10 months ago

Humans could be fitted with kidneys made on 3D printers

Daily Mail  

Humans could be fitted with kidneys made on 3D PRINTERS thanks to Australian researchers who have already grown miniature organs in labs Researchers from the Univ ersity of Q ueensland grew a tiny kidney in a dish U.S. bio-printing company have signed a deal with the researchers to develop the kidneys for drugs testing and potential 3D printing The kidney …

Artificial eyes, plastic skulls: 3-D printing the human body
10 years, 11 months ago

Artificial eyes, plastic skulls: 3-D printing the human body

CNN  

Vital Signs is a monthly program bringing viewers health stories from around the world. Story highlights Researchers 3-D printing growing range of body parts Creations range from plastic prostheses to parts made from living cells Much work is at the research stage, but could soon be used in humans CNN — The 21st century has seen the growth of 3-D …

The 3D printed HEART: Scientists could soon build replacement organs using a patient's own cells
10 years, 11 months ago

The 3D printed HEART: Scientists could soon build replacement organs using a patient's own cells

Daily Mail  

The 3D printed HEART: Scientists could soon build replacement organs using a patient's own cells Scientists from the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute in Louisville, Kentucky, are able to print parts of hearts including blood vessels They think it will be possible to print an entire heart in three to five years' time and for it to be tested in humans in …

Print Me An Ear: 3-D Printing Tackles Human Cartilage
12 years, 1 month ago

Print Me An Ear: 3-D Printing Tackles Human Cartilage

NPR  

Print Me An Ear: 3-D Printing Tackles Human Cartilage Enlarge this image toggle caption Lindsay France/Cornell University Photography Lindsay France/Cornell University Photography An ear, unsurprisingly, is difficult to make from scratch. If a child is born without one, doctors typically carve a replacement ear out of rib cartilage, but it lacks the wonderfully firm yet springy qualities of the original …

英3D打印干细胞 或可造人体器官
12 years, 1 month ago

英3D打印干细胞 或可造人体器官

China Daily  

A 3D printing technique that produces clusters of stem cells could speed up progress towards the creation of artificial organs, scientists claim. The technique relies on an adjustable "microvalve" to build up layers of human embryonic stem cells. Lead scientist Dr Will Shu, from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, said: "We found that the valve-based printing is gentle enough to maintain …

英3D打印干细胞 或可造人体器官
12 years, 1 month ago

英3D打印干细胞 或可造人体器官

China Daily  

A 3D printing technique that produces clusters of stem cells could speed up progress towards the creation of artificial organs, scientists claim. The technique relies on an adjustable "microvalve" to build up layers of human embryonic stem cells. Lead scientist Dr Will Shu, from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, said: "We found that the valve-based printing is gentle enough to maintain …

英3D打印干细胞 或可造人体器官
12 years, 1 month ago

英3D打印干细胞 或可造人体器官

China Daily  

A 3D printing technique that produces clusters of stem cells could speed up progress towards the creation of artificial organs, scientists claim. The technique relies on an adjustable "microvalve" to build up layers of human embryonic stem cells. Lead scientist Dr Will Shu, from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, said: "We found that the valve-based printing is gentle enough to maintain …

英3D打印干细胞 或可造人体器官
12 years, 1 month ago

英3D打印干细胞 或可造人体器官

China Daily  

A 3D printing technique that produces clusters of stem cells could speed up progress towards the creation of artificial organs, scientists claim. The technique relies on an adjustable "microvalve" to build up layers of human embryonic stem cells. Lead scientist Dr Will Shu, from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, said: "We found that the valve-based printing is gentle enough to maintain …

‘Bioprinter’ to create human organs
14 years, 9 months ago

‘Bioprinter’ to create human organs

The Hindu  

There’s good news for patients who need an organ transplant with scientists developing a new machine that can weave human organs with fragments of tissues. Instead of combining layers of plastic and metal, the “bioprinter” puts living tissue together, The Telegraph reported. Two laser-based printing heads are used to place living cells onto thin sheets of gel with microscopic precision. …

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