Fraunhofer FEP on the Verge to Biodegradable Electronics
If ecological awareness really is a topic, then the field of electronics is its supreme discipline – one which scientists
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3D Printing: Intestine Bioreactor Simulates the Real Thing
Researchers at Cornell University must have trusted their guts when they included 3D printing into their technical repertoire. The outcome:
Continue ReadingMeet the Teenager Who Uses AI and 3D Printing to Diagnose Diabetic Retinopathy
A teenager from Virgina came up with an app that can sensor diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that can lead to blindness. Using 3D printing helps making diagnosis technology affordable and widely available.
Continue ReadingBio Ink and 3D Printing: The Medical Dream-Team
Printing human tissue and organs! Printing what? What sounds like a science-fiction idea isn’t anything like that. A Nasdaq-listed company
Continue Reading3D Printing Might Restore Fertility
Scientists at Northwestern University have helped mice to conceive and give birth to offspring by 3D printing ovaries. For restoring
Continue ReadingThis Ink Allows Tattoos to Monitor Blood Sugar Levels
DermalAbyss, a new glucose sensing ink developed by MIT and HMS, might revolutionize the way diabetics control their condition by offering a non-invasive method of tracking a patient’s blood sugar level.
Continue Reading3D Printing Enables Bird “Söckchen” to Walk Again
When secretary bird Söckchen’s left leg broke, it seemed that her days were numbered, had it not been for the voluntary work of engineer Lars Thalmann and e-Nable who provided a 3D-printed prosthetic leg for the bird.
Continue ReadingFuture Links CW 31 – Medical Printing Edition
This week’s future links deal with medical printing and packaging. Read all about 3D printing in the medical field in general, a 3D-printed skulls, sheep’s wool for packaging, 3D-printed noses and the outlook on market of sterile medical packaging.
Continue ReadingCellulose Enables Printing Antimicrobial Surgical Tools
In order to establish a more sustainable material for 3D printing, researchers from MIT have recently developed a new process using cellulose acetate.
Continue ReadingWater-Based, Inkjet-Printable 2D Material Inks Leverage the Production of Flexible Electronics
Scientists from the University of Manchester developed a method using water-based, inkjet-printable 2D material inks to produce flexible electronics for smart packaging applications, wearable devices or medical implants.
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