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6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (513+ words) Surgeons used to have to plan complex operations using just 2 D scans. Now, they can hold a 3 D printed model of a patient's specific organ or bone structure right in their hands. This lets them see exactly what they're dealing…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (395+ words) Shaochen Chen, professor in the Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering The goals of this project represent the culmination of more than two decades of 3 D bioprinting innovation by…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (601+ words) Shaochen Chen, professor in the Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering at UC San Diego, stands between an early laboratory prototype of a bioprinter developed in his. .. Liver failure claims thousands of lives each year as…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (311+ words) Here's what you'll learn when read this story: Because of the simple laws of supply and demand, many people every year die waiting for an organ that might've saved their life. While advanced perfusion and xenotransplantation breakthroughs could alleviate this…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (457+ words) The goals of this project represent the culmination of more than two decades of 3 D bioprinting innovation by Chen and his lab. Together, the team has developed a technology capable of rapidly fabricating high-resolution biological tissues with complex, multi-cellular structures…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (559+ words) A Carnegie Mellon University-led team is developing a functional 3 D bioprinted liver for transplant. The project, titled Liver Immunocompetent Volumetric Engineering (LIVE), aims to address the shortage of donor organs by developing bioengineered tissue to treat acute liver failure. Specifically,…...

17+ hour, 25+ min ago  (839+ words) The Senseonics Eversense 365 is the world's first one-year CGM. Pictured [Image courtesy of Senseonics] The sensor system is different than existing transcutaneous sensors from Abbott and Dexcom, which use a small needle to measure glucose in the interstitial fluid under…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago  (329+ words) CAIRO, Illinois " Outside a repair shop in rural southeastern Illinois, the parts of a massive 3 D construction printer sat disassembled on a flatbed trailer, weeds climbing the wheels. The building, constructed in 1982, was renovated in 2014, according to the owner, and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (197+ words) EATON & RICHMOND, INDIANA " Bullen Ultrasonics last week announced its Junior Engineer Program. This structured 24-month workforce development initiative provides participants with a direct pathway toward an associate degree in engineering or another technical field. Created with Ivy Tech Community College,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (623+ words) The premier resource for the multidisciplined design engineer Producing complex aerospace parts, like the turbine blades on this jet engine, requires a hybrid approach, combining additive manufacturing's design freedom with the tight tolerances, controlled surface finishes and consistent geometric accuracy…...