Medical Research
A team of researchers at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has developed a 3D printed wound scaffold designed to treat chronic sores and ulcers, including diabetic ulcers and…
Researchers at Simon Fraser University (SFU) have developed a 3D printed prosthetic limb socket that uses embedded pressure sensors and artificial intelligence to generate custom socket designs, based on individual…
A team made up of researchers from ETH Zurich, the Friedrich Miescher Institute in Basel, and the Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne has produced elastic ear cartilage from human cells in…
February 26, 20263D printing supports sick sea lions in Southern California
In recent years, sea life along California’s southern coast has been in a state of crisis, with growing numbers of deceased or sick sea lions washing up on shore. The…
February 26, 20263D printed DNA study shows increased substrate flexibilities
Researchers at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, have published findings that outline how a 3D printed microcolumn array substrate is capable of combining high-throughput DNA synthesis with the larger…
February 25, 2026UT Austin 3D prints capsule robot for gastrointestinal diagnostics
Researchers at the MINIMAX lab at the University of Texas (UT) Austin have developed a 3D printable, magnetically steerable capsule robot that’s been designed to diagnose and treat gastrointestinal (GI)…
February 24, 2026Low-cost 3D printed simulators facilitate rural medical training
Medical simulation devices play an important role in training paramedics and medical students, enabling them to practice and perfect tricky procedures before administering them on a patient. In my cases,…
A team at Yale School of Medicine has published a study detailing how its use of 3D surgical planning and 3D printing of patient-specific instrumentation is improving results in complex…
February 13, 2026MIT researchers give further insight into 3D bioprinting mixer
Researchers at MIT who developed a magnetic mixing device that solves a fundamental challenge in 3D bioprinting have spoken about MagMix and its potential future impact on regenerative medicine. The…
February 13, 2026PrintBio joins federal kidney bioprinting program
PrintBio, a New York City-based regenerative medicine and bioprinting company, has joined a multidisciplinary research consortium that’s being funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) – a…