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3d printed blood vessel templates
June 29, 2020

Sweet way to 3D-print blood vessels

Intricate, laser-welded sugar networks dissolve to create pathways for blood in lab-grown tissues

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Animated gif of engineered capillaries showing 3D structure and open lumens
January 22, 2020

Engineered capillaries model traffic in tiny blood vessels

The 3D microvessels can show how normal red blood cells squeeze through them, and malaria-infected cells become stalled.

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Mack lab stem cell and gene therapry
October 14, 2019

New research center to explore muscle health and disease

Investigators hope leading-edge scientific studies will translate into therapies for difficult-to-treat skeletal muscle disorders, as well as heart muscle damage

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August 19, 2019

Computer modeling personalizes AFib ablation planning

Pilot clinical study shows viability of non-invasive, patient-specific computational approach to relieve heart arrhythmia.

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A protein model
July 24, 2019

Controlling cell functions with a designed switch

One idea for treating disease is to be able to program cells. Now, a major advance in synthetic biology allows for that kind of control that hasn't been seen before.

heart in chest
May 22, 2019

Study probes the powering of contractions in heart failure

Findings at nanometer and millisecond scales may help improve design of therapies directed at motor proteins to rescue failing hearts.

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Daniel Corbett holding a hydrogel
May 2, 2019

Hurdle cleared in path to 3D-printed replacement organs

Bioengineers have cleared a major hurdle on the path to 3D printing replacement organs.

bioprinted lung-mimicking air sac
May 2, 2019

Organ bioprinting gets a breath of fresh air

Bioprinted tissues with entangled vascular networks for air and blood are a major step toward 3D printing of replacement organs. 

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November 19, 2017

Brain science reveals the striking power of optimism

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engineered blood vessels
October 4, 2017

Network of synthetic blood microvessels built

To sustain engineered organs, the ability to generate vascular systems similar to parts of the body's own circulation will be critical. 

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