Regenerative Medicine

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Achieving 'Singularity' Through Collaboration, Sharing, and 'Open' Solutions

Want a look into the future? Check out Doug Wolens’ recently released documentary film entitled, “The Singularity”. It contains a truly impressive cast of scientists, futurists and philosophers discussing the uncertainty of what the future holds for humanity as we move towards that moment in time where we achieve ‘singularity’.

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Bioengineers use open source 3-D printer to create human organs

Tanvir Aslam | The Daily Pennsylvanian | September 24, 2012

A group of bioengineers at Penn is one step closer toward the creation of full-fledged human organs in the laboratory.

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EnvisionTEC Launches Two New In-Vivo Medical-grade Materials that Make 3D Printing Parts for Implantation in Humans Safe

Press Release | EnvisionTEC | April 23, 2018

EnvisionTEC today launches two new medical-grade materials that make 3D printing parts for implantation in humans safe and easy on its bioprinters. UV Silicone 60A MG, shown here, is a ready-to-print liquid silicone appropriate for microfluidics, wound dressings and more. EnvisionTEC also launched a biodegradable PCL polyester for use with its 3D-Bioplotter printers.

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NC State Develops Silver Nanotechnology to Kill Superbugs and Infections

Press Release | NC State Industrial & Systems Engineering Research Team | March 5, 2015

As the number of joint replacement surgeries in the U.S. grows, so are concerns about the complications of infection from antibiotic-resistant “superbugs.” Biomedical engineers at NC State University are fighting back by developing nanotechnology built directly into orthopedic implants using a battery-activated device to power an army of microscopic germ-killers. Even antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as MRSA are on the hit list. Read More »

Open Source 3-D Bioprinting Brings Houston Team One Step Closer to Growing Capillaries

Press Release | Rice University | July 10, 2017

In their work toward 3-D printing transplantable tissues and organs, bioengineers and scientists from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have demonstrated a key step on the path to generate implantable tissues with functioning capillaries. In a paper published online in the journal Biomaterials Science, a team from the laboratories of Rice bioengineer Jordan Miller and Baylor College of Medicine biophysicist Mary Dickinson showed how to use a combination of human endothelial cells and mesenchymal stem cells to initiate a process called tubulogenesis that is crucial to the formation of blood-transporting capillaries...

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Organs On Demand

Kate Yandell | The Scientist | September 1, 2013

3-D printing has made inroads in the clinic, but constructing functional complex organs still faces major hurdles. Read More »

Read How 3D Printing Can Save Your Life

Time Sandle | Digital Journal | June 30, 2017

The three innovations relate to discoveries in tumor identification in MS patients, open-source prosthetics and jaw replacement surgery. With each 3D printing can deliver precise measurements to medical production facilities saving time critical to patient prognosis. 3D printing (or additive manufacturing) is the process by which digital 3D design data is used to build up a component in layers by depositing material...

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Regenerative Medicine & Health IT Systems

Introduction

Over the past decade I've written numerous articles about many of the health information technologies (IT) and systems needed to support traditional medicine and preventative medicine practices, e.g. EHR, PHR, and HIE systems. With the emergence of the relatively new field of regenerative medicine, what type of health IT systems are going to be needed?

The growing field of regenerative medicine already encompasses so many fields from stem cell research, genetics, tissue engineering, bioengineering, organic human nanostructures, limb reconstruction, transplantation, and life extension research. This doesn't include the supporting fields of computer science, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, robotics, 3D imaging, and more. Regenerative medicine requires extensive collaboration between scientists working in all these various areas.

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