Vascular structures 3D printed following biomaterial discovery
CREDIT: Professor Alvaro Mata, University of Nottingham/Queen Mary University London
Scientists have discovered a novel biomaterial that has allowed for the 3D printing of tissue-like vascular structures. Scientists have discovered a novel biomaterial - comprised of graphene oxide and a protein - that has allowed for the 3D printing of tissue-like vascular structures. Described in Nature Communications, the international team led by Professor Alvaro Mata (University of Nottingham and Queen Mary University London, both UK) claims to have developed a way to 3D print graphene oxide and a protein capable of organizing tubular structures, thus replicating tissue-like characteristics. "This work offers opportunities in biofabrication by enabling simultaneous top-down 3D bioprinting...
