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Our Top 5 Bioprinting Techniques

When it comes down to it, a 3D bioprinter is really a powerful design tool – empowering scientists to combine biology with 3D geometry. In the years since we created

Top 5 biomaterials for bioprinting

Every month, a research paper reporting a new bioink or modification of an existing one is published. All these new options provide increasingly more specialized materials for specific applications. However,

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The Challenges and Advances of Imitating Nature

One of the largest hurdles of in vitro cell culture has been to mimic conditions that closely resemble in vivo outcomes, essentially imitating nature. Significant strides have been made to this end in the

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21st Century Frankenstein

Mary Shelley published her magnum opus, Frankenstein, in 1818. It was at this point in human history that the burgeoning scientific revolution of the 19th century ushered in one of the most

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How to Choose a Bioink for Use in 3D Biofabrication

We’ve talked about what bioprinting entails in general. We’ve touched on the types of cells that we can incorporate into bioprinted constructs. We’ve also discussed the potential of this technology

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Reprogramming the Fate of Cells

Reprogramming the Fate of Cells In the previous post we wrote titled, “What is 3D Bioprinting?”, we discussed biomaterials, cells, and creating representative 3D structures as being the basis of

What is 3D Bioprinting?

“3D Bioprinting” or “bioprinting” is a form of additive manufacturing that uses cells and biomaterials instead of traditional metals and plastics to create 3D constructs that are functional 3D tissues.