Bioprinting a complex tracheal tissue construct

A new bioprinted trachea tissue construct could be the future solution for treating rare and complicated tracheal conditions, a recent study suggests. The latest research from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (NC, USA) is the first to showcase bioprinting a tracheal tissue construct using multiple different materials. The design of the tissue construct incorporates artificial tracheal substitutes that are printed to form regions of smooth muscle and cartilage. Mechanically the properties have been shown to be similar to human tracheal tissue. The team who worked on this study hope that their results could lead to further improving regenerative...