🚀 Groundbreaking Bioprinting at University of Twente! 🌱 Researchers at University of Twente have developed an innovative bioink that precisely controls blood vessel growth within #3D-printed tissues. This advancement mimics the human body's intricate blood vessel networks, offering a major step towards creating functional, vascularised tissues for organ regeneration and new therapies. The bioink uses 4D control with aptamers to guide vessel growth, improving tissue survival and function. This breakthrough brings us closer to #bioprinted organs that truly function like natural ones. #bioprinting #vascularization #tissueengineering #medicalinnovation
🧬 𝟑𝐃 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐕𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬: 𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 How do you bring engineered tissues to life? At the University of Twente, researchers have developed 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗡𝗔-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝟯𝗗-𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀. This breakthrough addresses one of the biggest challenges in tissue engineering: ensuring tissues can receive nutrients and oxygen—just like in the human body. Using programmable DNA elements, this bioink works dynamically over time (what they call 4D control) to shape and adapt blood vessel networks. By mimicking the body’s natural processes, this innovation moves us closer to creating lab-grown tissues that function like real organs. Without blood vessels, printed tissues can’t survive or function effectively. This new bioink doesn’t just help build vessels—it helps control their behaviour, ensuring long-term adaptability and functionality. 🔍Learn more about this exciting step towards functional engineered tissues by clicking on the link in the comments below. Jeroen Rouwkema Deepti Rana What excites you most about the potential of bioprinting? Let us know in the comments! #bioprinting #TissueEngineering #healthcareInnovation #utwente