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May 22, 2019
Would you eat lab-created fish? This startup is carving new path in 'alt-meat' industry
It's official: alternative meat has gone mainstream.
Search results for bone tissue engineering
Materials Science
May 21, 2019
3-D grayscale digital light printing (g-DLP) highly functionally graded materials (FGM)
Three-dimensional (3-D) printing or additive manufacture (AM) is a popular technique that has presently attracted tremendous attention as a promising method to revolutionize design and manufacture. Researchers have expanded ...
Archaeology
May 17, 2019
A 'high-heeled' dinosaur that walked on its tiptoes
A 24-tonne dinosaur may have walked in a 'high-heeled' fashion, according to University of Queensland research.
Cell & Microbiology
May 6, 2019
Engineering artificial cell membranes to drive in situ fibrin hydrogel formation
Re-engineering the cell membrane for improved biofunction is an emerging, powerful tool in cell biology to develop next-generation cell therapies. The process can allow users to supplement cells with added therapeutic functionalities. ...
Bio & Medicine
May 2, 2019
3-D printing of biological tissue
The future of medicine is biological – and scientists hope we will soon be using 3-D-printed biologically functional tissue to replace irreparably damaged tissue in the body. A team of researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute ...
Environment
Apr 30, 2019
Sponges and corals: Seafloor assessments to help protect against climate change
Little is known about deep ocean environments. But scientists focussing on the depths of the North Atlantic are now learning more about their ecosystems—including the role of vast sea sponge grounds – and how to safeguard ...
Materials Science
Apr 29, 2019
Engineering ECM-like fibers with bioactive silk for 3-D cell culture
Biological tissues are built when cells anchor to specific sites on a 3-D microfiber network in an extracellular matrix (ECM). Scientists are keen to recreate biological tissues in the lab using bioinspired tissue engineering ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 26, 2019
Stimulating the differentiation of bone precursors with organically modified hydroxyapatite (ormoHAP) nanospheres
Bioinspired materials mimic their natural counterparts for characteristic functionality in multidisciplinary applications forming a popular theme in biomaterials development. In bone tissue engineering, for instance, researchers ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 25, 2019
Engineers make injectable tissues a reality
A simple injection that can help regrow damaged tissue has long been the dream of physicians and patients alike. A new study from researchers at UBC Okanagan moves that dream closer to reality with a device that makes encapsulating ...
Biochemistry
Apr 8, 2019
Modeling biomimetic collagen-ligand interactions to understand intrafibrillar mineralization
Living organisms form biological minerals during biomineralization, where inorganic elements can selectively deposit on specific organic macromolecules under precise control. The process can be divided into biocalcification ...
