Biofabrication

Electrical stimulation of nerve fibers could promote the growth of the myelin sheath, a protective layer around neurons that is crucial for transmitting nerve impulses. The finding, published in the journal Biofabrication, introduces a new paradigm in the treatment of diseases where the myelin sheath is progressively lost, leading to muscular atrophy, hand and foot deformities, gait abnormalities, and paralysis.

Researchers in China have taken the first step towards a new way of treating gastric wounds by using a microrobot combined with the new concept of “in situ in vivo bioprinting” to carry out tissue repair inside the body.

The way research in bioprinting will be taken forward has been laid out in this roadmap for the field.

Engineered human skin can look more natural when made using 3D bioprinting.

A new method for controlling pigmentation in fabricated human skin has been developed by researchers from A*STAR’s Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) and the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (SC3DP) at Nanyang Technological University.

Scientists in South Korea have come up with a new method for 3D printing human skin, which both shortens the process and reduces the cost.

The meeting will include scientific presentations from leading international experts covering latest advances developments and techniques within these allied fields, a highly topical panel discussion highlighting the views of international regulatory authorities plus a pre-event tour of the facilities at the Centre for 3D Printing, NTU.

Scientists have developed a 3-D printing method capable of producing highly uniform ‘blocks’ of embryonic stem cells.

An international scientific team has successfully created a three-dimensional model of a cancerous tumour using a 3D printer. Their model could ultimately help discover new drugs and cast new light on how tumours develop, grow and spread.

Select Biosciences South East Asia is pleased to report on the success of the inaugural International Bioprinting Congress, which took place at the Biopolis, Singapore on the 24-25 July 2014.