Light controls a ‘living biomaterial’
A bacteria-based living biomaterial can be controlled with light to interact with mammalian cells
Speeding up collagen manufacture
New “pneumatospinning” technique produces collagen microfibres faster than ever before
Smart self-setting material improves bone implants
A novel piezoelectric bone cement could enhance healing of orthopaedic defects
Novel bioink scales up stem cell bioprinting
A new bioink for cell encapsulation and 3D bioprinting allows large-scale growth of human pluripotent stem cells
Live cells survive in bioprinted bone
3D plotting technique shows promise for fabricating patient-specific tissue constructs for repairing bone defects
Bioengineered bile ducts mimic the real thing
Cells cultured in vitro have the same biological characteristics as the functional cells that line the bile duct
Non-destructive test could monitor 3D bioprinting in real time
New approach measures cell viability in a printed tissue construct, without damaging the cells
Cellular building blocks create life-like constructs
New technique creates the branched capillary-like networks needed for 3D tissue constructs to grow and survive
Scalable platform 3D prints bone
Commercial 3D printing platforms could hold the key to significant developments in bone replacement therapies
Pre-set bioprinting technique produces complex tissues
Novel bioprinting technique enables biofabrication of multi-cellular and multi-material tissue-like structures using a single printing head