Micro-Robotic Tissue Engineering
April 1, 2014 | Terry Sharrer
Quoting directly from this piece: “The presented approach uses untethered magnetic micro-robotic coding for precise construction of individual cell-encapsulating hydrogels (such as cell blocks). The micro-robot, which is remotely controlled by magnetic fields, can move one hydrogel at a time to build structures. This is critical in tissue engineering, as human tissue architecture is complex, with different types of cells at various levels and locations. When building these structures, the location of the cells is significant in that it will impact how the structure will ultimately function.” Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Carnegie-Mellon University are the principal collaborators in this 3-D printing research. MORE
Image Credit: Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Carnegie-Mellon University