Education and Research Articles

New Method of 3D-Printing Soft Materials Could Jump-Start Creation of Tiny Medical Devices for the Body

Illustration of a prospective biocompatible interface shows that hydrogels (green tubing), which can be generated by an electron or X-ray beam 3D-printing process, act as artificial synapses or junctions, connecting neurons (brown) to electrodes (yellow). ....

Copper coating on 3D-printed plastic filters proposed as a pandemic fighter

In the ongoing fight against COVID-19, experts on microbiology and copper are recommending an expanded use of the metal to reduce the virus's spread. So might copper be incorporated into the construction of masks, the universally accepted virus-fighting personal item?...

Carnegie Mellon pioneers 3D printed sensor that detects COVID-19 antibodies in seconds

A new COVID-19 antibody detection device developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, capable of identifying the antibodies within 10 to 15 seconds, is now entering a trial stage with COVID patients. . The innovative system consists of a low-cost sensor...

3D printing inside the body will help stomach ulcer patients

Scientists from China have presented a robot printer that can be inserted into the human body, where the device will produce new tissues. So you can cure stomach ulcers and other diseases, and this does not require large-scale surgical intervention. . The researchers...