Biomaterials
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The medical AM segment is multifaceted, consisting of 3D printed medical devices, anatomical models, prosthetics and more. Within the industry, bioprinting has carved out a prominent position, gaining interest across the board for its huge potentials in drug development and screening, therapeutic treatments and regenerative medicine, to name but a…
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Allevi and Lonza, a major Swiss CDMO, have formed a collaboration to bring the elements needed for 3D bioprinting together. Combining Lonza’s primary cells and media with Allevi’s 3D bioprinters and bioink production capabilities will empower researchers with the tools needed for plug-and-play bioprinting. One of the biggest setbacks on…
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3D Systems has announced the general availability of VisiJet M2S-HT90, its 10th new 3D printing material since September. The company is exhibiting the new material at Formnext along with other new offerings. “At Formnext 2019, 3D Systems is showcasing application-specific, production workflow solutions that help companies design and create new…
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Spanish bioprinter manufacturer Regemat3D has entered into an R&D and distribution partnership with Biogelx, a Scotland-based developer of synthetic bioinks. Through the collaboration, Regemat will add Biogelx’s synthetic bioink products to its distribution portfolio and the companies will aim to offer complete bioprinting solutions to researchers across the world. Since…
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Scottish bioprinting company Biogelx has announced a partnership with 3D Biotechnology Solutions (3DBS), a Brazil-based manufacturer of bioprinting and electrospinning technologies. The companies will work together, combining their respective expertise to offer complete, tissue-specific bioprinting solutions for the Brazilian market. The partnership will also see 3DBS distributing Biogelx-INK bioprinting materials…
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A team of researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed an innovative technique for 3D printing wood-based inks in a way that closely mimics the ultrastructure of natural wood. The ability to recreate the cellular architecture of wood using 3D printing could open up countless opportunities in…
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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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