The development could help scientists develop patient-specific treatments and one day offer a lab-grown lung transplant option.

D printing creates solid objects from the additive process of layering plastics, metal, wood, synthetic fibers, and more.

Researchers are printing lego-like blocks to reconstruct bone. Researchers are printing lego-like blocks to reconstruct bone. And they’re leveling-up to print actual human tissue that can be used to ...

Budding surgeons may soon train on stretchy, lifelike 3D-printed skin that oozes out blood and pus when cut.

A computational model that could rapidly design a blood vessel network for any 3D-printed organ may take us a step closer to transplanting artificial livers, kidneys or hearts without the need for a ...

Bringing a new drug to market costs billions of dollars and can take over a decade. These high monetary and time investments are both strong contributors to today’s skyrocketing health care costs and ...

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Using 3D printers to create biological structures has become widespread. Printing electronics has made similar advances, particularly for low-cost, low-power disposable items. The first successful ...

Organ transplants continue to be in high demand, with many people dying due to a lack of suitable organs. Due to the high demand, considerable shortages and the critical importance to human health, ...

3D printing a synthetic heart may pave the way for customized devices. The number of ridiculously cool 3D printing applications keep piling up, but this latest one pulls at my heartstrings, literally, ...

3D Systems is well-positioned to capitalize on the growing bioprinting industry, particularly in the field of 3D organ printing. The company's financials show significant challenges, including ...