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Magnetic microbots could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets
MIT engineers have designed tiny robots that can help drug-delivery nanoparticles push their way out of the bloodstream and into a tumour or another disease site.
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Oxygen sensitive nanoparticles used for 3D printing of complex tissue-like structures
Researchers have implemented oxygen sensitive nanoparticles into a gel material that can be used for 3D printing of complex, biofilm and tissue-like structures...
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Expert view: It’s an exciting time for the use of stem cells in research and the treatment of human disease
The Nobel Prize-winning observations and discoveries of John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka have ignited an explosion of excitement around the potential use of stem cells in research and treatment of human disease.
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Technical note: 3D volumetric analysis of luminal spaces inside cysts or organoids
High-content assays using 3D objects, such as cysts or organoids, can be challenging from the perspectives of both image acquisition and image analysis.
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Screening In-Depth Focus 2017
In this In-Depth Focus on Screening, we look at clinically-oriented phenotypic screening and explore how 3-D bioprinted tissues can be used as disease-in-a-dish models for drug screening.
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The overlap of 3D bioprinting and 3D cell culturing in cancer research
SMi’s 3D Cell Culture conference will gather together a room full of CEOs, scientific pioneers and senior decision makers directly under one roof...
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Researchers develop 3-D-printed biomaterials that degrade on demand
Engineers have demonstrated a technique for making 3-D-printed biomaterials that can degrade on demand, which can be useful in making intricately patterned microfluidic devices...
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Bioprinted veins reveal new drug diffusion details
A scientific collaboration has developed vascularised 3-D bioprinted liver tissue constructs, providing more precise drug toxicity testing...
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Augmented reality system to help medical professionals
A mixed reality system which allows medical practitioners to view and interact with virtual replicas of patients’ organs, bones or body parts is being developed by academics.
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3D printing with living tissues may help treat joint diseases
Degeneration of cartilage and other joint tissues is a major cause of disability.
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New lung ‘organoids’ in a dish mimic features of full-size lung
'Mini organs' may aid in understanding and treating respiratory diseases.
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3D bioprinting – from science fiction to reality?
The global 3D bioprinting market is predicted to reach $1.8 billion in revenue by 2027. IDTechEx's Dr Nadia Tsao explains why...
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Researchers print stem cells using 3D bioprinter to form cartilage
A team of researchers have generated cartilage tissue by printing stem cells using a 3D-bioprinter...
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Finger prosthesis provides clues to brain health
In a collaboration between Swedish and Italian researchers, the aim was to analyse how the brain interprets information from a virtual experience of touch, created by a finger prosthesis with artificial sensation. The result was – completely unexpectedly – a new method for measuring brain health.
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Regenerating bone and cartilage tissues from apple waste
Researchers from UPM and CSIC have employed waste from the agri-food industry to develop biomaterials that are able to act as matrices to regenerate bone and cartilage tissues, which is of great interest for the treatment of diseases related to ageing.