artificial organs

  • This Squishy Artificial Heart Is Amazing

    This Squishy Artificial Heart Is Amazing

    Researchers in Europe have created a soft artificial heart that mimics the real thing. It still isn’t ready for prime time, but the approach, in which the developers used silicone and 3D-printing, could revolutionise the way patients with heart disease are treated.


  • Fairy Floss Inspires New Method For Tissue Engineering

    Fairy Floss Inspires New Method For Tissue Engineering

    We know our organs are supported by blood. We know that that blood is delivered to our various cells through a network of blood vessels. What we don’t know is how to create a fine three-dimensional network of vessels in the lab for bioengineered tissue. Researchers at Vanderbilt University found a clue in an unlikely…