We’ve come a long way from the Vacanti mouse. Back in the mid-90s, Charles Vacanti and other researchers experimented with cartilage regeneration and, with the help of a biodegradable mold and bovine ...

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Three-year-old cardiac patient Fatima holds a 3D model of her own heart Children's cardiac surgery has been revolutionised by the development of 3D-printed models of patients' hearts, a leading ...

Miniature-sized heart chambers called ventricles have been 3D printed with live human heart muscle cells and shown to beat on their own for at least three months. Artificial heart tissue can be made ...

Engineers can now print three-dimensional replicas of a human heart custom-designed to look and act like an individual patient’s heart. The goal is to provide realistic models so that doctors, ...

As a bold venture at the forefront of biomedical research, the PULSE project is poised to develop paradigm-changing bioprinting technology for applications in space and on Earth. Awarded nearly 4 ...

Doctors said the models had sometimes led to a change of plan in the operating theatre. Southampton Consultant Congenital Cardiac Surgeon Nicola Viola said the technology lifted the "burden of ...