A group of researchers led by Professor Alvaro Mata from the University of Nottingham, along with others from Queen Mary University London, has successfully created a biomaterial that could be used for the creation of tissues that could form blood vessels.

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The study titled, “Disordered protein-graphene oxide co-assembly and supramolecular biofabrication of functional fluidic devices,” was published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Communications.

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What is the study about?

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For this study, the team of researchers used graphene oxide and a protein that they 3D printed to create a tubular structure. This tubular structure could mimic the properties of a vascular structure such as arteries or veins they wrote. Lead author of this cutting edge biomedical engineering study,

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Professor Mata, said, “This work offers opportunities in biofabrication by enabling simultaneous top-down 3D bioprinting and bottom-up self-assembly of synthetic and biological components in an orderly manner from […]

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