ATHENA Desktop Human for Drug Testing
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory led by senior scientist Rashi Iyer developed a desktop human body known as ATHENA, or the Advanced Tissue-engineered Human...
Bioengineering
Bioengineering
Engineering applied to living systems: tissue constructs, biomaterials, devices and the hardware bridging biology and fabrication.
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Researchers Develop Chemo-Magnetic Controlled Self Propelled Microbots
Nature has created a variety of sophisticated ATP-powered motor proteins which converts chemical energy into mechanical work and plays essential role in cellular transport and...
Bioengineering
Organovo – A New Organ Liver Prize Contender
The 3D bioprinting company, Organovo has emerged to become one of the leading contenders for Methuselah Foundation‘s New Organ Liver Prize by announcing that it...
Bioengineering
Researchers Microprint Artificial Cells in Large Scale
Imagine a printing press that prints rows and rows of cells instead of words, allowing researchers to obtain a large quantity of cells with same...
Bioengineering
3D Bioprinting – Genesis and Beyond
3-D printers work in the similar way as inkjet printers do. It utilizes digital data to deposit a desired material, instead of ink in successive...
Bioengineering
A BioPen that Allows Surgeons to Draw Bones
1. A handheld bio pen developed in the labs of the University of Wollongong will allow surgeons to design customised implants during surgery. 2. Injectable...
Bioengineering
New DNA Molecular Motor Transports Nanoparticles
A new molecular motor created by a team of researchers from the Purdue University is made entirely of DNA. This miniature DNA motor also successfully...
Bioengineering
Stem Cells to Lung Cells – Secret Sauce Discovered ?
Close to the heels of New Organ Liver Prize targeted towards creating organs to meet the rising demand of organ donors among population, researchers from...
Bioengineering