Researchers have made a giant leap towards the goal of 'bio-printing' transplantable tissues and organs for people affected by major diseases and trauma injuries, a new study reports. Scientists have ...

Class of 2022 Cadet Nicolas Shriver sets up a 3D bioprinter before using hydrogels to print an aortic valve. (Brandon OConnor/Army) Twenty-six cadets in their final year at West Point are conducting ...

For the many people waiting for transplants, 3D-printed organs can't come soon enough. Researchers have been making strides towards developing the technology that would make it possible to simply ...

An artist's impression of bio-printing.--Courtesy of the University of Bristol A new stem cell-containing bio-ink could be used to create living tissue through 3-D printing, called "bio-printing." The ...

According to U.S. Government Information on Organ Donation and Transplantation, hundreds of thousands of patients across the U.S. are currently on a waiting list for a transplanted organ, and 20 ...

For decades, scientists, ethicists, and technologists have discussed the possibility of having cultivated meat, also known as lab-grown meat, among other names, as a mainstream replacement for ...

3D printing is a well-known concept, and it is the ability to use digital instructions to manufacture specific shapes and forms in ceramics, plastics, polymers, metal alloys, and other materials.

The collaboration, using Steakholder’s proprietary 3D bio-printing technology, is a significant step forward in both companies’ mission to cultivate and scale sustainable alternatives to ...

Bio-Printing with Multimedia Curriculum won Honorable Mention a $2,000 prize at the 2017 5th Annual DifferenceMaker $50K Idea Challenge. The team consists of Siddhant Iyer (Freshman, Chemical ...

West Point pre-med students are doing research that could lead to the 3D printing of “bio bandages” and small body parts. So-called “bio printers” could print things such as bone cartilage and blood ...