Biomaterials
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A researcher from Texas A&M University has come up with a novel bioprinting technique that overcomes a number of existing challenges in printing 3D therapeutics for regenerative medicine. At the crux of the breakthrough is a new nanoclay platform, which makes bioprinting growth factors more feasible. One of the hurdles…
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The Mediated Matter Group led by designer Neri Oxman at MIT is behind some of the most compelling and boundary-pushing projects we’ve seen that combine 3D printing and architecture or design. From a novel glass 3D printing technique, to a water-based digital fabrication method, to the haunting Vespers mask series,…
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One of the primary ecological concerns of our time is plastic consumption and waste. Of the plastic we use on a day-to-day basis, less than 10% is recycled, with the rest going into landfills and, as it becoming increasingly clear, the ocean. In addition to curbing plastic consumption and reducing…
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Scottish biomaterial developer Biogelx has announced the commercial launch of its first synthetic bioink product range for 3D bioprinting. The materials, branded as Biogelx™-INKs, leverage the company’s core self-assembling peptide hydrogel technology but are developed specifically for bioprinting platforms. Recently, we spoke to Biogelx CEO Mitch Scanlan at length about…
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Born as a spin-out of the University of Strathclyde, Scotland-based Biogelx is pioneering the development of tunable synthetic materials for 3D bioprinting applications. The startup, which has been developing synthetic peptide hydrogels since 2013, is now preparing to commercially launch its first bioinks, suitable for a range of bioprinting applications.…
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Swedish bioprinting company CELLINK has received SEK 10 million in funding (roughly €965,775) from the EU to pursue a bioink development project in collaboration with the Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam (ACTA). The initiative is called the Functionalized Collagen-based Bioink for 3D Bioprinting project, or FUNC for short. The FUNC project…
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Aether, a developer of AI-driven 3D bioprinting technology, is partnering with a team from the University College London (UCL) and Loughborough University to develop a new, more cost efficient nanoprinting technology for pharmaceutical and medical applications. The company says its new technology will democratize bioprinting. The UCL and Loughborough researchers…
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Scientists from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a renewable 3D printing material that utilizes lignin, a type of organic polymer that is abundantly available as a biorefinery byproduct. In nature, lignin is present in plants and algae and functions as a key structural material. In processing biomass,…
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Dimension Inx, a company that develops biomaterials for 3D printing, has signed a distribution agreement with Advanced Solutions Life Sciences (ASLS), a company specializing in biofabrication technologies. Through the partnership, ASLS will now offer Dimension Inx’s bioprinting materials to clients around the globe. Dimension Inx’s materials are part of its…
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Biotech companies CollPlant and United Therapeutics Corporation have signed an agreement for the licensing, development and commercialization of 3D bioprinted lungs for transplant. The companies will leverage their respective specializations: CollPlant will offer its proprietary recombinant human collagen (rhCollagen) and bioink technology, while United Therapeutics will use its expertise in…
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