Following a demand for tissue development research, 3D bioprinting material provider Organovo (NASDAQ:ONVO) has reported a total revenue of $1.0 million for the first quarter of FY 2018, an 11% increa…
Colorado 3D bioprinting models layer of the eye associated with blindness
Glaucoma is a common condition affecting approximately 60.5 million people around the globe. As an irregularity in fluid flowing around the eye it clouds the retina, causing irreversible damage to eye…
Rice University initiates capillary growth with 3D printable gelatin hydrogel
Existing in their billions and responsible for exchanging water, oxygen and carbon dioxide between blood and tissue, capillaries are at the core of the human body. As such, recreation of these vessels…
Multimaterial 3D printed cell “scaffolds” strengthen research into regenerative medicine
A study produced by four research institutions in Brazil combines two 3D printable polymers into structures ideal for cell-growth. Known as cell scaffolds, these structures are used in regenerative me…
A review of recent medical advances using 3D printing and 3D bioprinting
3D Printing Industry reviews recent real world examples of 3D bioprinting and additive manufacturing methods in medicine. The use of 3D printing for surgical planning took another step forward recentl…
3D bio-printing advances as CWRU improves PLA ‘scaffolding’ used in medicine by adding graphene
New 3D bio-printing research shows that combining materials could be the secret to 3D printing bones and organs. A paper from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio, describes resea…
Fixing skulls and fighting cancer – the future of 3D bioprinting
Through a collection of three theses recently made available on Google Scholar, 3DPI attempt to give our readers a view of what 3D printing might look like in the future. Two papers from the Johns Hop…
Organovo 3D bioprinted liver tissue could make it to the FDA by 2019
Speculation on 3D printed tissue coming to humans sooner than we think is backed by new pre-clinical findings from 3D bioprinting company Organovo (NASDAQ:ONVO). Though it will still be 3 – 5 years be…
3D printing meets lasers in latest stem cell research.
Since their invention by Theodore H. Maiman in 1960, lasers have driven many advances in manufacturing. New research from Vilnius University in Lithuania combines laser writing and 3D printing to crea…
Hear the heartbeats of 3D printing at long last
Though it may not look like much from the grainy screenshot below, Celprogen’s announcement today marks a milestone in making what has been dubbed as the ‘Holy Grail ‘ of 3D printing…