POSTS TAGGED AS biomaterials

3D Printing Inside the Body

Novel robotic system can 3D print cells onto organs inside the body
“The potential for 3D bioprinting has been further expanded [MORE]

Deep Learning Prediction of Protein Shape

Hallucinating symmetric protein assemblies
“Here, we [Institute of Protein Design, University of Washington] use deep network hallucination to generate a wide [MORE]

Predictions from the Engineering Research Visioning Alliance

Leverging biology to power engineering impac
“A phone that can regenerate itself. New York City with fresh mountain air. Plant-based, locally-grown [MORE]

New Material for Soft Bioelectronics

Ag-hydrogel composite for soft bioelectronics
“Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University’s Soft Machines Lab have developed a unique silver-hydrogel composite that has [MORE]

Contact Lenses that Correct Color Blindness

Contact lenses that correct color blindness
“In this study, gold nanoparticles are integrated into contact lens material, thus forming nanocomposite contact [MORE]

Graphene Augmented Nanofiber Scaffolds Show New Cell Behaviors

Key to regenerative medicine is creating a conducive environment for cell behavior, and that environment begins with a proper scaffold [MORE]

First Artificial Ribosome

Ribosomes in a Cell
I almost missed this piece from last summer and it would have been a major oversight had [MORE]

Adhesives that Remineralize Teeth

When dentists drill out a tooth cavity, they fill it with a glass isomer cement, which plugs the hole, but [MORE]

Silk Sponges as Implantable Tissue Scaffolding

Quoting from the journal abstract, a team of US and Australian bioengineers report: “We present a silk biomaterial platform with [MORE]

Machine-Made “Skin”

Tissue Engineering
Engineers and chemists at the University of Toronto have built a tissue culture device that can produce multiple [MORE]

Hydrogel Scaffold for Burn Healing

Hydrogel
Johns Hopkins University researchers intended to design a hydrogel loaded with stem cells to promote wound healing, but their [MORE]

Proton-Based Body Sensors

Proton Transistor
Electrical devices rely on electrons for signaling; biological systems signal through ions and protons, which prompted University of [MORE]

Developing Pediatric Devices in Michigan and Virginia

For all the sensitivity to children’s health, it is surprising that most pediatric hospitals are financially struggling and there [MORE]

Careers in Biomedical Engineering

New knowledge has long provided economic liberation, and despite so much business uncertainty today, a convergence of biological and [MORE]