Harvard researchers develop ink that enables 3D printing of beating heart tissues
Over the last decade, advances in 3D printing have unlocked new possibilities for bioengineers to build heart tissues and structures.
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Over the last decade, advances in 3D printing have unlocked new possibilities for bioengineers to build heart tissues and structures.
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) report the development of a new hydrogel ink infused with gelatin fibers that enables 3D printing of a functional heart ventricle that mimics beating like a human heart. They discovered the fiber-infused gel (FIG) ink allows heart muscle cells printed in the shape of a ventricle to align and beat in coordination like a human heart chamber.
Tender Food is commercializing a Wyss nanofiber-spinning technology to produce alternative meats whose texture is more like the real thing
Aiming to produce environmentally friendly alternatives to plastic food wrap and containers, a Rutgers scientist has developed a biodegradable,...
A Rutgers scientist has created a biodegradable, plant-based coating that can be sprayed on foods to protect them from pathogenic and spoilage microbes as well as transportation harm, to develop ecologically acceptable alternatives to plastic food wrap and containers.