Synthetic trachea is a new step in regenerative medicine
Tumors of the trachea or windpipe -- the Y-shaped hollow structure that connects the upper airway to the lungs -- are rare, but have devastating consequences for patients. These tumors are not...
View ArticleYale doctors successfully perform new child heart defect surgery
Yale doctors have performed a novel surgery on a 4-year-old girl born with a congenital heart defect that was the first of its kind done in the United States. Angela Irizarry is the first American...
View ArticleNew bioreactor prototype evaluates tissue while engineering it
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a prototype bioreactor, or device used to culture cells and engineer tissues, that can stimulate and evaluate...
View ArticleModel of cell-to-cell adhesion will aid artificial tissue creation
New York University physicists have developed an oil-in-water solution, with surface properties that mimic those of biological cells. Specifically, adhesion between compressed oil droplets mimics the...
View ArticleConstructing organs for transplant with 3D printers
Could 3D printing be the key to engineering 3D tissue structures, such as full-size human organs for use in transplants? Bioengineers have long been able to grow various types of living tissues in...
View ArticleExercise improves lab-engineered muscle implants in mice
Any bodybuilder knows that building muscle requires exercise to encourage the muscles to grow. Now, scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have determined that exercise is a critical step in...
View ArticleEngineering jellyfish -- practice for human tissue
CalTech and Harvard researchers have teamed up to create a rudimentary swimming jellyfish from silicon and rat muscle cells. The researchers worked out the ideal shape for a certain type of jellyfish,...
View ArticleMass Producing BioEngineered Tissues
Engineered skin and muscle produced like spools of tape might sound like science fiction, but it’s not. Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a new device that may allow for the...
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