WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — What do bones and 3D-printed buildings have in common? They both have columns and beams on the inside that determine how long they last. Now, the discovery of how a “beam” in ...

Over the past decade, 3D printing has gone from being a futuristic idea to a revolutionary tool. In medicine, its ability to produce custom-made, complex structures is changing the way doctors treat ...

The term 3D bioprinting refers to the use of 3D printing technology to fabricate biomedical parts that, eventually, could be used to create replacement organs or other body parts as required. While we ...

TUCSON, Ariz. – A lab in Arizona is hoping to help wounded veterans – through 3D printing. Arizona’s Orthopedic Research Lab is hoping to use the technology to help military veterans with bone ...

Scientists from Cornell University, Purdue University, and Case Western Reserve University have created a new 3D printed material that has a design inspired by bone. The team says that bones and ...

Presently, if a patient is missing a section of bone due to accident or disease, it has to be replaced with bone harvested from elsewhere in their body. A new cell-containing gel, however, could one ...

Dimension Bio wants to grow a simplified liver from cells to sustain patients long enough for a damaged liver to recover—or ...

If all goes according to plan, healthcare facilities in the next few years could begin purchasing 3D-printed bone implants that are being developed by a Farmington-based startup called A.D.A.M. The ...

New 3D printing techniques are providing a way for an RIT researcher to create platforms to help regenerate human tissue that allows the body heal itself more effectively. This work could reduce the ...

Defects of the skull and facial bones can pose difficult challenges for plastic and reconstructive surgeons. A synthetic material called hyperelastic bone -- readily produced by 3D-printing -- could ...