Biomaterial inks can imitate human tissue characteristics
Biomedical engineers at Texas A&M University “have developed a class of shear-thinning hydrogels as [MORE]
Gel fights drug-resistant bacteria and induces body’s natural immune defense.
“[Bioengineers at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm] demonstrate the effect [MORE]
Oxygen measurement in tissues
Tissue regeneration has accelerated from using hydrogels, but a next step is to see and be sure [MORE]
CNF hydrogel
Materials scientists at Singapore University of Technology and Design have developed a two-phase cellulose nanofiber hydrogel (CNF)—liquid and solid—that [MORE]
3D Printer Creates Complex Biological Tissues
UCLA engineers have built a 3-D printer that does stereolithography using four different hydrogels. The [MORE]
Human-Like 3D Printed Smart Gel Walks Underwater
Living tissue is watery and soft, which is why engineers at Rutgers University believe [MORE]
4D Printing Time Lapsed
Engineers at George Tech and Singapore University of Technology and Design have built a 4-D printer: “The [MORE]
Implantable Microrobots
Hydrogels have come a long way since Dutch chemist and physician Jacob Maarten van Bemmelen first described their nature [MORE]
Nerve Cells
Neuron regeneration has enormous potential for people suffering from all kinds of central nervous system traumas and degenerative diseases. [MORE]
Cell Block
MIT researchers have developed a technique for building up tissue using hydrogel-encapsulated embryonic stem cells. They place ESC’s [MORE]
Dr. Dek Woolfson
Professor Dek Woolfson, at the University of Bristol (UK), has been growing artificial tissue that might be [MORE]