Medical 3D Printing & Bioprinting

Dr Varun Tyagi is a medical doctor who practices in India and writes about remarkable and historical landmarks throughout the medical world. Dr Varun believes that 3D printing can help democratize medical care, making medical devices affordable and available to everyone on the planet.

Consensus Ortho to Work with Materialize on Knee Guides

Details: Published: Tuesday, 02 June 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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The Materialise Knee Guide System, a solution consisting of easy-to-use 3D surgical planning software and patient-specific surgical guides for knee surgery, allows surgeons to efficiently and accurately plan knee surgeries based on the patient's unique anatomy and structural damage. Based on that pre-operative plan, patient-specific guides are designed and 3D printed for use during surgery. This widely-used system will now include Consensus Orthopedics.

Cellink Unveils First Universal Bioink for Tissue Models

Details: Published: Monday, 01 June 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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Cellink produces and sells a hydrogel that is compatible with all extrusion based 3D bioprinters. Basically want to establish themselves as the leading suppliers of consumables as bioprinters become more widely available and their prices drop.

Tough Hydrogels Encapsalate Cells for Use in 3D BioPrinting

Details: Published: Monday, 01 June 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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In a new research report, detailed in the Journal of Advanced Materials, researchers have discovered a way of creating hydrogels that are “extremely tough and robust”, while also being compatible with the encapsulation of cells within the structure itself.

Researchers Create 3d Printed Scaffolds to Treat Diabetes

Details: Published: Thursday, 28 May 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have successfully built 3d printed scaffolds to increase the success rate of an experimental method used to help Type 1 diabetes patients.

Proctor & Gamble Sponsors BioPrinting Grant in Singapore

Details: Published: Tuesday, 26 May 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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Proctor & Gamble, in partnership with the Singapore Agency for Science Technology and Research, is launching a grant competition in Singapore that asks those in academia to submit research proposals on 3D bio printing applications that would be of relevance to the consumer goods brand.

First Patient for 3D Printed Titanium Spinal Implant

Details: Published: Tuesday, 26 May 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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Dr. Uwe Spetzger, a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery of the Klinikum Karlsruhe in Germany says that the first time ever, a patient suffering with a degenerative cervical spine issue has received a 3D printed, “titanium fusion” implant.

Materialise Upgrades Mimics Innovations Biomedical Software

Details: Published: Tuesday, 26 May 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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Materialise has just released the latest iteration of their Mimics Innovation Suite, a complete set of 3D software tools developed for biomedical professionals.

Bone Substitutes Created with Ceramic Powder 3D Printer

Details: Published: Tuesday, 26 May 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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The collaborative effort of researchers from a variety of institutes in Moscow has resulted in a paper published in the most recent issue of Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.

Picsima 3D Prints Customized Silicone Breast Implants

Details: Published: Tuesday, 26 May 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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Fripp Design Research, headquartered in the UK, has rapidly been making strides in 3D printing silicone breast implants. Their new technology, Picsima, represents an incredible breakthrough, as it allows 3D printing with silicone.

Xilloc Introduces 3D Printed "Real" Bone Implant Solutions

Details: Published: Monday, 18 May 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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Xilloc is pushing the boundaries in skeletal reconstructive surgery once again. Teaming up with Next21, a Japanese company that is an innovator in medical technology and a specialist in biomedical ceramic printing, Xilloc is on the verge of licensing and releasing a new technology for bone implants in the European market- it’s called CT-Bone.

EnvisionTec Launches Perfactory Vida for Orthodontics

Details: Published: Friday, 15 May 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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EnvisionTEC introduced their newest 3D printer for orthodontic practices and laboratories in Booth #3121 at the American Association of Orthodontics 2015 Annual Session in San Francisco, California. The Perfactory® Vida is a low cost, open architecture, easy to maintain and user friendly 3D printer for the digital dental laboratory.

WASP Introduces 3D Printed Conductive Casts and Cranial Implants

Details: Published: Thursday, 14 May 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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The WASProject has announced that they are teaming with the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute to bring not one, but two separate 3D printed medical innovations into reality. “We’re developing 3D printers with bigger sizes and bigger nozzles,” explained WASP’s founder, Massimo Moretti.

UNYQ Introduces Stylish New 3D Printed Prosthetics

Details: Published: Tuesday, 12 May 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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UNYQ is expanding their line of fairings, and forming partnerships with some of the biggest names within the 3D printing industry. Today they announce a partnership with the global leaders in prosthetics, Ottobock, to provide stylish cosmetic fairings to lower limb amputees.

Munich Study in Nature Investigates 3D Fabricated Cartilage

Details: Published: Monday, 11 May 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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A study published in Nature is paving the way for more effective use of biocompatible materials, particularly in restoring cartilage. Cartilage is notoriously difficult to restore, as it requires a balance of mechanical strength and flexibility that are difficult to reproduce.

Organovo Partners with Merck on 3D Printed Liver Tissues

Details: Published: Friday, 17 April 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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Organovo (NYSE: ONVO) announced today that they entered into a multi-year research collaboration agreement with Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (NYSE: MRK).

World’s First 3D Printed Beating Artificial Heart Cells

Details: Published: Tuesday, 14 April 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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A popular Mechanics article interview Wake Forest University team about their plans to 3d print using lab-grown heart cells.

Autodesk Provides 3D Design Software to NonProfits for Free

Details: Published: Sunday, 12 April 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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The Autodesk Technology Impact Program donates software to nonprofits that use design to address epic challenges. The Autodesk Technology Impact Program is managed in partnership with TechSoup.

Northwestern U Explores 3D Printing Neurons with Graphene

Details: Published: Friday, 10 April 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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A new team at Northwestern University has begun printing three-dimensional structures with graphene nanoflakes.

Organovo Partners with L'Oreal on 3D Printed Skin Tissues

Details: Published: Wednesday, 01 April 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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Organovo entered into a Research Collaboration Agreement with L’Oreal USA Products, agreeing to collaborate on the development of skin tissue models utilizing the Organovo's proprietary NovoGen Bioprinting Platform and skin cell technology developed by L’Oreal.

Japanese Designer Creates Adaptive Devices for Elderly or Disabled

Details: Published: Wednesday, 01 April 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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Japanese designer, Tatsuo Ishibashi, is focused on creating 3D printed products to assist the elderly and people who suffer from diminished physical functions, available on his Shapeways shop, mizulabo.

Russia's 3dbio has Printed the World's First Thyroid Gland

Details: Published: Friday, 27 March 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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3D Bioprinting Solutions, based in Russia, has announced that they have followed through on their promise and have announced that they have produced the world’s first 3D printed transplantable organ, a thyroid gland which will be used on a mouse.

Researcher Says 3D Printing of Solid Organs Still Decades Away

Details: Published: Sunday, 15 March 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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ElectroMaterials researcher Cathal O'Connell believes that while hollow organs, such as the bladder, were printed a decade ago, printing ‘solid organs’, such as the kidney or the liver, are still probably a couple of decades into the future.

Molecule-Making 3D NanoPrinter Technology Licensed

Details: Published: Thursday, 12 March 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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University of Illinois chemistry professor Martin Burke explains a machine that can assemble complex small molecules from chemical building blocks. This could aid in rapid drug development.

United Sciences Introduces Mobile 3D Scanning of Inner Ear

Details: Published: Monday, 12 January 2015 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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United Sciences, based in Atlanta, specializes in 3D hole scanning solutions for targeted industries and has been showcasing their latest technological development at CES 2015 in Las Vegas this week.

3D Printing to come for Modern Warfare

Details: Published: Monday, 05 January 2015 01:18; Written by Dr.Varun

3D Printing has been revolutionising many sectors, Military is now on the go. British defence firm BAE Systems had already put a 3D printed part in their Tornado jet fighter, while U.S military is planning to create portable 3D printers which they can carry in between wars to print for a spare part or perhaps tweak the design.

3D Printing Custom Multi-Material Insole Orthotics

Details: Published: Friday, 12 December 2014 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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In Steve Wood's blog, he wrote "What I aim to show within the next few articles is how anyone without any qualifications, experience or knowledge in the podiatry field (that's me) can produce comfortable insoles using a completely free open source tool chain.

Organovo to 3D Print Partial Organs within 4-6 Years

Details: Published: Monday, 27 October 2014 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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Keith Murphy, CEO of Organovo, stated that his company will be able to 3D print partial organs within the next 4-6 years. These partial organs could be used to repair damaged organs, such as the liver, providing valuable time to patients as they await a full transplant.

Japan's Kyushu University Patent's 3D Bioprinting Concepts

Details: Published: Thursday, 12 July 2012 03:00; Written by Jessica Romney

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Kyushu University was awareded a patent for “Method for production of three-dimensional structure of cells.”

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