With the use of 3-D printers, medical personnel can spray multiple layers of skin over a burn. As this technology advances, doctors are capable of treating even the more severe burns. This can make ...

A research team from the University of Waterloo has developed a new material that shares many of the same traits as bone tissue. Using it in 3D printers provides a new and innovative treatment ...

My 3D printing journey, part 2: Printing upgrades and making mistakes 3D-printing new parts for the A1 taught me a lot about plastic, and other things.

Fat tissue holds the key to 3D printing layered living skin and potentially hair follicles, according to researchers who recently harnessed fat cells and supporting structures from clinically ...

Researchers have developed a new two-photon polymerization technique that uses two lasers to 3D print complex high-resolution structures. The advance could make this 3D printing process less ...

Her results also led to her receiving more internal funding for researching 3D printing of skin and eyes in collaboration with other Center scientists and engineers.

U of I researchers are changing the way broken bones heal by 3D printing materials to make the recovery process faster. Shelly Zhang, an assistant civil and environmental engineering professor ...

This month, a team from the California Institute of Technology unveiled a system to 3D print tissues inside the body—no surgery needed. Dubbed deep tissue in vivo sound printing (DISP), the system ...

New and emerging uses for 3D-printing technology are enabling the creation of products ranging from custom parts and building materials to bioprinted organic matter.

New 3D Bioprinter Could Build Replicas of Human Organs, Offering a Boost for Drug Discovery The invention uses light, sound and bubbles to quickly create copies of soft tissue that might one day ...