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WFIRM researchers engineer vascularized functional renal tissues for kidney regeneration

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine researchers have shown the feasibility of bioengineering vascularized functional renal tissues for kidney regeneration, developing a partial augmentation strategy that may be a more feasible and practical approach than creating whole organs.

24 May 2019

New lithography method for producing complex tissues and organs

The production of artificial organs is a hot research topic. In the near future, artificial organs will compensate for the lack of organ donations and replace animal experiments.

23 May 2019

UW researchers use molecular tethers, chemical 'light sabers' for tissue engineering

Tissue engineering could transform medicine. Instead of waiting for our bodies to regrow or repair damage after an injury or disease, scientists could grow complex, fully functional tissues in a laboratory for transplantation into patients.

22 May 2019

Study compares single cell and MSC micropellets for cartilage regeneration

Repair of cartilage injuries or defects is aided by the introduction of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which can be incorporated into hydrogels to amplify their effects.

10 May 2019

Creating biologically functional tissue using 3D printing techniques

The future of medicine is biological - and scientists hope we will soon be using 3D-printed biologically functional tissue to replace irreparably damaged tissue in the body.

6 May 2019

Scientists print 3D structure that mimics the air sacs in the lungs

Scientists have overcome a major obstacle in the development of 3D printed tissue that can be used to replaced damaged or diseased organs.

3 May 2019

Experts to present tumor DNA, breast and jaw reconstruction studies at PSRC annual meeting

The Plastic Surgery Research Council focuses on awareness surrounding compelling research relating to the field of plastic surgery.

3 May 2019

Plastic surgeons and scientists develop synthetic soft tissue substitute with fewer side effects

A team of plastic surgeons and material scientists has made an important advance in treating the common clinical problem of soft tissue loss.

3 May 2019

Researchers use 3D printer to make paper organs

Long before scientists test new medicines in animals or people, they study the effects of the substances on cells growing in Petri dishes.

1 May 2019

Exploring novel strategies to heal damage after a heart attack

For people who survive a heart attack, the days immediately following the event are critical for their longevity and long-term healing of the heart's tissue.

24 Apr 2019

Mechanical training makes synthetic hydrogels perform more like muscle

Human skeletal muscles have a unique combination of properties that materials researchers seek for their own creations.

23 Apr 2019

Scientists get closer to injecting artificial lymph nodes into people to fight disease

In a proof-of-principle study in mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report the creation of a specialized gel that acts like a lymph node to successfully activate and multiply cancer-fighting immune system T-cells.

19 Apr 2019

New adhesive patch could help reduce post-heart attack muscle damage

Researchers have designed a new type of adhesive patch that can be placed directly on the heart and may one day help to reduce the stretching of heart muscle that often occurs after a heart attack.

17 Apr 2019

Scientists create a functioning 3D printed heart

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have engineered the world’s first perfectly functioning, immunologically, cellular, biochemically and anatomically matched 3D printed heart.

15 Apr 2019

World's first 3D heart printed using patient's own cells and biological materials

In a major medical breakthrough, Tel Aviv University researchers have "printed" the world's first 3D vascularised engineered heart using a patient's own cells and biological materials.

15 Apr 2019

Scientists identify new cell population that can help in regenerative processes

When organs or tissues are damaged, new blood vessels must form as they play a vital role in bringing nutrients and eliminating waste. This is the only way for organs and tissues to resume their normal function.

4 Apr 2019

Novel hydrogel provides better cell encapsulation and delivery

Tissue engineering is a medical solution that uses living cells to repair or replace structural tissue, such as blood vessels, bone, cartilage, etc.

26 Mar 2019

Engineer to develop drug-filled hydrogel to repair the damaged heart

After a heart attack, the cells in the heart muscle cannot get enough nutrients and oxygen to survive, so they die. A structural support network in the heart's wall can help those cells regenerate, however, two enzymes that break down the network are naturally increased after a heart attack, leaving the heart in a fight for its life.

28 Feb 2019

New mobile skin bioprinting system to treat large wounds or burns

Imagine a day when a bioprinter filled with a patient's own cells can be wheeled right to the bedside to treat large wounds or burns by printing skin, layer by layer, to begin the healing process. That day is not far off.

28 Feb 2019

Novel 3D hydrogel helps researchers to quickly screen potential cancer drugs

A 3D hydrogel created by researchers in U of T Engineering Professor Molly Shoichet's lab is helping University of Ottawa researchers to quickly screen hundreds of potential drugs for their ability to fight highly invasive cancers.

26 Feb 2019