BioInk to print living cells

Rutgers University bioengineers have devised means for 3D tissue printing that affords custom environments for different cell types in the same tissue—as, say, in a transplantable kidney. “The team used hyaluronic acid, a common biomolecule, and polyethylene glycol to create unique biocompatible gels. The bonds that form between the two molecules can be made to stiffen the gel to a specific strength, since some cells like stiffer surroundings while others like things to be soft.”  MORE

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