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Nov 6, 2024

New high-speed 3D bioprinter uses acoustics to print human tissues

Posted by in categories: bioprinting, biotech/medical, neuroscience

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Researchers have designed a high-speed 3D bioprinter to accurately print human tissues.

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Oct 29, 2024

3D laser bioprinter designed for precise human tissue engineering

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, bioprinting, biotech/medical, robotics/AI

A way to re grow new parts, perfect DNA match, eventually? Will take Agi / ASI to realize full potential, we ll see.


For this, the researchers have created a compact bioprinter to develop biological tissues with microfilament structures. He is now working to bring this technology to market.

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Aug 25, 2024

Voxel building blocks for bioprinting human-compatible organs

Posted by in categories: bioprinting, biotech/medical, chemistry, engineering

A research team at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science has developed what it believes could be the template for the first building blocks for human-compatible organs printed on demand.

Liheng Cai, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering and chemical engineering, and his Ph.D. student, Jinchang Zhu, have made biomaterials with controlled mechanical properties matching those of various human tissues.

“That’s a big leap compared to existing bioprinting technologies,” Zhu said.

Aug 12, 2024

3D-Printing Heart Tissue With Human Stem Cells

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, bioprinting, biotech/medical

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Scientists at Stanford University have developed a method for 3D-printing human heart tissue that could eventually be implanted into patients.

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Aug 12, 2024

3D bioprinting using stem cells

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, bioprinting, biotech/medical, life extension

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Pediatric Research volume 83, pages 223–231 (2018) Cite this article.

Aug 2, 2024

When We’re Overly Optimistic about the Pace of Life Extension Research

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, bioprinting, biotech/medical, genetics, life extension, transhumanism

I have a new essay out via the wonderful site Merion West. The article is based on some of my experimental writings at Oxford. I hope you’ll read and consider it. I’m highly worried life extension science isn’t moving forward fast enough!


“Sadly, biological humans are likely to be mortal for centuries more, unless a dramatic increase of both resources and life extension scientists are marshaled.”

Certain well-known gerontologists and longevity experts around the world believe that sometime in this century—probably in the next 15–50 years—medicine will likely overcome and cure most forms of disease, and even death itself. Billionaires such as Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Alphabet’s Larry Page, and Oracle’s Larry Ellison have jumped on board, pledging billions of dollars to “conquering all disease by this century” and mortality altogether.

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Apr 11, 2024

Advanced Tech and Life Science on Station Today Promoting Health

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, bioprinting, biotech/medical, health, nanotechnology, science, space travel

Nanomaterials manufacturing, 3D bioprinting, and astronaut eye health were the main research topics aboard the International Space Station on Friday. The Expedition 71 crew members also continued servicing spacesuits and conducted an emergency drill.

The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft recently delivered to the orbital outpost a biotechnology study to demonstrate the in-space production of nanomaterials that mimic DNA. NASA Flight Engineers Jeanette Epps and Mike Barratt worked on the second portion of that experiment on Thursday mixing then treating the research samples for analysis. Epps began her day mixing solutions in the Life Science Glovebox to create specialized nanomaterials. During the afternoon, Barratt applied sound and light treatments to the samples then stowed them aboard Dragon for analysis back on Earth. Results may lead to advanced therapies for space-caused and Earthbound health conditions.

The duo partnered back together at the end of the day for eye scans using standard medical imaging gear found in an optometrist’s on Earth. Barratt operated the hardware with guidance from doctors on the ground peering into Epp’s eyes and examining her retina and optic nerve for the B Complex eye health investigation.

Apr 1, 2024

Light-based bioprinting is illuminating the future of organ transplants

Posted by in categories: bioprinting, biotech/medical, life extension

Vidmantas Šakalys explains how laser technology is advancing bioprinting and opening up new possibilities in regenerative medicine.

Mar 22, 2024

From Neuronal Differentiation of iPSCs to 3D Neuro-Organoids: Modelling and Therapy of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, bioprinting, biotech/medical, neuroscience

In the last decade, the advances made into the reprogramming of somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) led to great improvements towards their use as models of diseases. In particular, in the field of neurodegenerative diseases, iPSCs technology allowed to culture in vitro all types of patient-specific neural cells, facilitating not only the investigation of diseases’ etiopathology, but also the testing of new drugs and cell therapies, leading to the innovative concept of personalized medicine. Moreover, iPSCs can be differentiated and organized into 3D organoids, providing a tool which mimics the complexity of the brain’s architecture. Furthermore, recent developments in 3D bioprinting allowed the study of physiological cell-to-cell interactions, given by a combination of several biomaterials, scaffolds, and cells.

Mar 9, 2024

3D-printed skin closes wounds and contains hair follicle precursors

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, bioprinting, biotech/medical, engineering

Science: In future maybe wounds be cured and closed in seconds by 3D printing regeneration.


Fat tissue holds the key to 3D printing layered living skin and potentially hair follicles, according to researchers who recently harnessed fat cells and supporting structures from clinically procured human tissue to precisely correct injuries in rats. The advancement could have implications for reconstructive facial surgery and even hair growth treatments for humans.

The team’s findings were published March 1 in Bioactive Materials. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the team a patent in February for the bioprinting technology it developed and used in this study.

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