Research team bioprints replacement vessels and ducts

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (MA, US) have developed a method for 3D printing tubular structures that mimic native vessels and ducts in the body, which could potentially be utilized as replacements for damaged tissues. A study published in Advanced Materials describes a method for the 3D bioprinting of tubular structures to mimic native vessels and ducts in the body, with finely-tuned properties in the printed tissue to allow for multiple layers and nutrient transport. "The vessels in the body are not uniform," explained Yu Shrike Zhang, Associate Bioengineer in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital...