4D bioprinting of shape-morphing tissues within granular support hydrogels. (CREDIT: Advanced Functional Materials) One of the most powerful parts of the study was the ability to program movement.

Researchers at EPFL have created the first 4D lipid atlas of vertebrate development, revealing how fats shape our bodies from ...

Scientists at Harvard University created a new 4D printing method— where their prints actually shift shape. The transformation happens when these structures are submerged in water.

Shape-Shifting Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration In contrast to traditional tissue engineering materials, 4D printed materials can adapt to the constantly changing needs of the living body.

Scientists develop fully biobased, 4D-printable shape memory polymers from plant-derived acrylates, enabling tunable, multistimuli-responsive actuation with applications in soft robotics, medical ...

Autodesk, academia, and coming-of-age firms like Stratsys and Organovo are all collaborating on an incredible new dimension on creation with programable materials.

Here comes 4D: Shape-shifting objects that fold themselves up and change over time are created using a printer The technique uses a 'hydrogel ink' that swells when it is added to water ...

New cell-laden bioink, comprised of tightly-packed, flake-shaped microgels and living cells, the production of cell-rich 4D bioconstructs that can change shape under physiological conditions.

The method is a form of what the scientific community calls 4D printing, in which a 3D printed structure changes shape after a print. The fourth dimension here being time.

Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): As per a new research, with new technology that is taking 3-D printing to an entirely new level, we're onto 4-D printing now. The fourth dimension is time, shape shifting in ...

This article explores how 4D printing uses biomaterials to create shape-shifting medical devices, adaptive tissue scaffolds and targeted drug delivery systems.