A team of researchers from Tsinghua University have 3D bioprinted brain-like tissue structures capable of nurturing neural cells. They tested the fabricated structures by extracting a group of primary neural cells from the cortex of a rat and integrating them into the printed structures. Interestingly, after several weeks of in vitro nurturing, the primary neural […]
Beijing researchers 3D print implants capable of inhibiting HPV infection
Researchers from Tsinghua University, Beijing, have 3D printed a personalized cervix tissue implant to counteract human papillomavirus (HPV). By loading the porous structure of the cone-shaped polyurethane implant with an anti-HPV protein, the team was able to quantitatively control the release of the protein and inhibit HPV growth near the site of the cervix. HPV […]
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 […]