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Dramatic advances in the fields of biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, genetics, biomedical engineering and materials science have given rise to the remarkable new cross-disciplinary field of tissue engineering. Tissue engineering uses synthetic or naturally derived, engineered biomaterials to replace damaged or defective tissues, such as bone, skin, and even organs.

CU receives cooperative agreement to develop technological system to determine effects chemical agents

The University of Colorado Boulder has been awarded a cooperative agreement worth up to $14.6 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a new technological system to rapidly determine how drugs and biological or chemical agents exert their effects on human cells.

29 Jan 2014

New modular structures 'glued' with DNA to deliver cancer medications

A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has discovered a method of assembling "building blocks" of gold nanoparticles as the vehicle to deliver cancer medications or cancer-identifying markers directly into cancerous tumors.

28 Jan 2014

New heart tissue could help patients suffering from irreparable damage

In the U.S., someone suffers a heart attack every 34 seconds - their heart is starved of oxygen and suffers irreparable damage. Engineering new heart tissue in the laboratory that could eventually be implanted into patients could help, and scientists are reporting a promising approach tested with rat cells.

23 Jan 2014

New injectable material delivers drug therapies and sensor technology to targeted areas in human body

A new injectable material designed to deliver drug therapies and sensor technology to targeted areas within the human body is being developed by a Texas A&M University biomedical engineer who says the system can lock its payload in place and control how it is released.

23 Jan 2014

USAMRMC to develop strategic research plan that identifies critical research priority areas in TBI

The U.S. Department of Defense funds more than 500 neurotrauma research projects totaling over $700 million. Yet there remains a large unmet medical need for effective treatments of traumatic brain injury (TBI), a major cause of disability and mortality.

6 Jan 2014

Skin cells can migrate over regions devoid of support from extracellular matrix

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore have discovered that outer skin cells are able to unite to form suspended "bridges" during wound healing. The new findings will pave the way for tissue engineering, such as the design of artificial skin, and better wound treatment.

13 Dec 2013

Nature Medicine selects CNIO study as most important discovery in regenerative medicine

The prestigious journal Nature Medicine has taken a look at the year and chosen one of the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre's (CNIO) studies as the most important in the stem cell category for its special December edition.

13 Dec 2013

UCLA stem cell researchers track early development of human articular cartilage

Stem cell researchers from UCLA's Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have published the first study to identify the origin cells and track the early development of human articular cartilage, providing what could be a new cell source and biological roadmap for therapies to repair cartilage defects and osteoarthritis. These revolutionary therapies could reach clinical trials within three years.

13 Dec 2013

Understanding long-term clinical stability in hemophilia patients living with HIV

People with the genetic blood clotting disorder hemophilia who have been infected with HIV for decades have an increased proportion of immune cells in their blood that specifically target HIV. This protective immune response helps chronically infected hemophilia patients survive, even during periods of HIV activity, according to a study published in BioResearch Open Access, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

12 Dec 2013

Rice U. develops temperature-sensitive gelling scaffolds to regenerate craniofacial bone

Rice University bioengineers have developed a hydrogel scaffold for craniofacial bone tissue regeneration that starts as a liquid, solidifies into a gel in the body and liquefies again for removal.

12 Dec 2013

IBN and IBM discover new medical application for converted PET bottles

Researchers at Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) and California's IBM Research - Almaden (IBM) have discovered a new, potentially life-saving application for polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is widely used to make plastic bottles.

10 Dec 2013

New study provides novel stem cell based, tissue engineered construct which can repair damaged bone

Researchers at the Department of Orthopaedics, of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, led by Dr. Kunzheng Wang and Dr. Pei Yang have developed a novel biomimetic tissue engineered bone graft based on rabbit adipose derived stem cells (rASCs), collagen I and a porous beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) scaffold.

5 Dec 2013

Sea coral could soon be used in bone grafting procedures

Sea coral could soon be used more extensively in bone grafting procedures thanks to new research that has refined the material's properties and made it more compatible with natural bone.

29 Nov 2013

Surgeon performs first-ever retrograde gene therapy on human heart

Ernie Lively moved to a scenic home in the mountains of Wasatch County to escape the hectic pace of Hollywood when he retired. But retirement didn't provide Lively with the active lifestyle he craved because of simple reality: His heart was failing.

28 Nov 2013

Scientists create artificial skin from stem cells of umbilical cord

Spanish scientists, from the Tissue Engineering Research Group, from the Dept. of Histology at the University of Granada, have managed, for the first time, to grow artificial skin from stem cells of umbilical cord.

25 Nov 2013

Nano-material within cells could lead to engineered bio-composites for drug delivery, artificial tissue

New York-A team of researchers has uncovered critical information that could help scientists understand how protein polymers interact with other self-assembling biopolymers.

22 Nov 2013

Brown fat stem cells may lead to new treatments for heart and endocrine disorders

Obesity and diabetes have become a global epidemic leading to severe cardiovascular disease. Researchers at the University of Utah believe their recent identification of brown fat stem cells in adult humans may lead to new treatments for heart and endocrine disorders, according to a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Stem Cells.

22 Nov 2013

Researchers engineering first-ever living, three-dimensional human arrhythmic tissue

A foundational study published in top biomedical journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) this week by researchers at the University of Toronto's Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering and the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine have identified the optimal structure and cell ratio associated with heart function - and the discovery has already led the team to another research first: the engineering of the first-ever living, three-dimensional human arrhythmic tissue.

21 Nov 2013

NTU establishes new $60 million research institute in Nanomedicine

Nanyang Technological University is giving the development of nanotechnology a big boost, by establishing a new $60 million research institute in Nanomedicine, which focuses on the medical application of nanotechnology. An emerging field in drugs, nanomedicine are made up of tiny nano-sized particles thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand.

5 Nov 2013

Biomedical testing: an interview with Ed Moriarty, General Manager of the ElectroForce Systems Group of Bose Corporation

An interview with Ed Moriarty, discussing how Bose are involved in the development of advanced testing equipment for medical devices.

From TA Instruments 4 Nov 2013

Tissue Engineering News and Research

CU receives cooperative agreement to develop technological system to determine effects chemical agents

New modular structures 'glued' with DNA to deliver cancer medications

New heart tissue could help patients suffering from irreparable damage

New injectable material delivers drug therapies and sensor technology to targeted areas in human body

USAMRMC to develop strategic research plan that identifies critical research priority areas in TBI

Skin cells can migrate over regions devoid of support from extracellular matrix

Nature Medicine selects CNIO study as most important discovery in regenerative medicine

UCLA stem cell researchers track early development of human articular cartilage

Understanding long-term clinical stability in hemophilia patients living with HIV

Rice U. develops temperature-sensitive gelling scaffolds to regenerate craniofacial bone

IBN and IBM discover new medical application for converted PET bottles

New study provides novel stem cell based, tissue engineered construct which can repair damaged bone

Sea coral could soon be used in bone grafting procedures

Surgeon performs first-ever retrograde gene therapy on human heart

Scientists create artificial skin from stem cells of umbilical cord

Nano-material within cells could lead to engineered bio-composites for drug delivery, artificial tissue

Brown fat stem cells may lead to new treatments for heart and endocrine disorders

Researchers engineering first-ever living, three-dimensional human arrhythmic tissue

NTU establishes new $60 million research institute in Nanomedicine

Biomedical testing: an interview with Ed Moriarty, General Manager of the ElectroForce Systems Group of Bose Corporation

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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