Using a 3-D printer, a group of researchers in Spain has been able to produce functional human skin in record time1. Printing a combination of ‘bioinks’ of human plasma as well as human skin cells, fibroblasts and keratinocytes the group has bio-engineered a skin substitute that can be used for in vitro models for dermal [Read More]
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) has made major headlines throughout the past year, thanks to their 3-D printing innovations. After breaking new ground by successfully transplanting functional 3-D printed ear, bone, and muscle tissue structures into animals, the researchers and scientists at WFIRM began placing focus in the arena of 3-D printed skin.
One of the challenges in regenerative medicine is the 3-dimensional construction of the complex human tissue that is being attempted to replace. Two-dimensional cultures of functioning cells are a relatively simple laboratory technique for studying cells and disease, yet they are only a simple representation of the true function of an organ. To replicate real [Read More]
At the 10th edition of the World Biomaterials Congress held at the Palais des Congres in Montreal in mid-May 2016, some groundbreaking ideas were discussed by the powerhouses in the field. Scientists converged on the Canadian city to talk about topics such as cartilage that can repair itself, tissue that can be spun on a [Read More]
