Scientists from Binghamton University’s Watson School of Engineering have used 3D printing to produce a reconfigurable liquid metal lattice hand. Created by combining liquid metal with a 3D printed shell skeleton, the metal appendage would not look out of place as part of the shape-shifting T-1000 terminator. The novel hybrid manufacturing approach integrates 3D printing, […]
Researchers create roadmap for 3D bioprinting
A worldwide collective of researchers and scientists from universities, institutions, and hospitals have come together to produce a roadmap for 3D bioprinting. Published in Biofabrication, the paper details the current state of bioprinting, including recent advances of the technology in selected applications as well as the present developments and challenges. It also envisions how the […]
Get your cells in a row – NC State team enhance accuracy of 3D bioprinting with ultrasound
Leaving little up to chance, scientists at North Carolina State University have developed a way of arranging cells in 3D bioprinted gels. With this method, the team aim to improve the fidelity of artificial tissues compared to their biological equivalents. The view is that these tissues could then be used to treat common injuries. Rohan Shirwaiker, NC […]
WATCH: the 3D printed soft robots working their way into medicine
Early-stage experiments at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have yielded a new class of 3D printed smart material. Magnetically-reactive and mesh-like by design, this material could lead to future floating robots capable of drug delivery, or active scaffolds suitable for tissue engineering. At present, the 3D printed smart material is shown mimicking the movement of a water […]