Researchers Print Human Tissue…with Lego
Sourcing human tissue samples for scientific research is becoming increasingly challenging due to limited supply and restricted availability. To address this issue, a... read more »
Medical
3D Bioprinting Gives Hope to Breast Cancer Patients
Breast cancer patients who have undergone mastectomy procedures often face challenges in finding suitable solutions to restore the nipple area. This absence of... read more »
Researchers Print Smartphone Blood Pressure Monitor
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a low-cost smartphone attachment that enables blood pressure monitoring at users' fingertips. The... read more »
Students Print Low-cost Robotic Prosthetic Arm
The ARM2u biomedical engineering team from the Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB) has developed a groundbreaking low-cost 3D printed transradial prosthesis, providing... read more »
First 3D Printed Thumb in U.S Restored Hope (and Dexterity) to Veteran
A Louisiana veteran was the first person in the United States to receive a working 3D printed thumb, developed as part of a... read more »
Researchers Print Wearable Sweat Analysis Sensor
Sweat contains important information about our health, and researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering have made a significant... read more »
Artificial Limb Startup Bags $200K from Angel Investors
San Diego's recent university angel investment conference has awarded funding to an early-stage startup that is developing 3D printed prosthetics. LIMBER Prosthetics and... read more »
Researchers 3D Print Implant for Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease where the immune system destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Researchers have developed an... read more »
Porous PEEK Implants Now Available in Limited Commercial Release
Curiteva, a technology company based in Huntsville, Alabama, has announced the limited commercial release of its Inspire Porous PEEK HAFUSE Cervical Interbody System.... read more »
Revolutionary 3D Printed Ferroelectric Materials to Fight Harmful Bacteria in Medical Implants
New research has revealed a new technique utilizing 3D printing to create infection-fighting materials for use in medical implants. Engineers at the University... read more »
3D Printing Toys to Help Kids with Medical Issues
3D printing enthusiast and father Nick Hardman has taken on an inspiring project — creating bespoke 3D printed toys for kids with disabilities.... read more »
Nebraska Man Receives 3D Printed Prosthetic Finger After Insurance Denial
Adam Cutshall, a 47-year-old Nebraska man, had part of his pinky finger amputated after a power tool accident in his mid-20s. After years... read more »
Researchers Use Silicone to 3D Print Accurate Brain Models
A team of researchers from the University of Florida has developed a new 3D printing technique using silicone that can produce accurate models... read more »
3D Printed Insoles with Integrated Sensors Enhance Athlete Performance
Researchers from ETH Zurich, Empa, and EPFL have developed innovative 3D printed insoles with integrated pressure sensors that can measure foot sole pressure... read more »
World-first Surgery to Help Man Regenerate Jaw Thanks to 3D Printing
A surgeon has performed a world-first surgical technique using a groundbreaking biodegradable 3D implant to help a man regenerate half of his jaw... read more »
3D Systems Launches Cloud-based Surgical Planning Portal
3D Systems has announced the launch of VSP Connect, a cloud-based surgical planning portal designed to streamline preoperative planning and facilitate better patient... read more »
Evonik and BellaSeno Team Up to Revolutionize Bone Regeneration
Evonik and BellaSeno, two leading innovators in the medical device industry, are partnering to commercialize innovative 3D-printed scaffolds for bone regeneration using Evonik’s... read more »
FDA Approves PEEK Implant
It’s a good week for printed cervical spinal implants it seems, because this is our second story this week about the US Food... read more »
3D Printed Titanium Cervical Implant Gets FDA Clearance
FloSpine, a spinal implant medical device company based in the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University, has received 510(k) clearance from the Food... read more »
MIT Prints Soft Robotic Heart that Mimics Real Heart
Engineers at MIT have developed a procedure to 3D print soft and flexible, patient-specific replicas of the heart and aorta. By mimicking the... read more »
