This figure displays the cells grown on polymeric fibers created by 3D near field electrospinning. Image: Justin Brown / Penn State
A team of Penn State engineers believe they have a way to create the structural framework for growing living tissue using an off-the-shelf 3D printer. “We are trying to make stem-cell-loaded hydrogels reinforced with fibers like the rebar in cement,” said Justin L. Brown, associate professor of biomedical engineering. “If we can lend some structure to the gel, we can grow living cells in defined patterns and eventually the fibers will dissolve and go away.”
The researchers’ report in a recent issue of the Journal of Advanced Healthcare Materials that their aim is to create a novel, low-cost and efficient method to fabricate high-resolution and repeatable 3D po...
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