2019

Oct 29

Assisting the failing heart with muscle power Opens in new window

A team of CMU researchers is developing a self-contained, non-blood-contracting ventricular assist device that uses muscle power to support the failing heart.

Aug 23

Self-rolling sensors take heart cell readings in 3D Opens in new window

A new organ-on-an-electronic-chip platform, published in Science Advances, uses self-rolling biosensor arrays to coil up and measure the electrophysiology of heart cells in 3D.

Aug 01

3D printing the human heart Opens in new window

CMU researchers have published in Science a new 3D bioprinting method that brings the field of tissue engineering one step closer to being able to 3D print a full-sized, adult human heart.

Jul 12

3D printing soft materials with AI Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon University researchers created a machine learning algorithm that optimizes parameters of soft materials 3D printing.

Apr 01

A FRESH take on bioprinting Opens in new window

Adam Feinberg, an associate professor of biomedical engineering and materials science & engineering, has developed the novel Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels (FRESH) 3-D bioprinting technique, which allows for the printing of soft gels.

Feb 13

Initiative receives NSF planning grant

The Bioengineered Organs Initiative recently received a planning grant from the NSF, which will allow them to assemble a full proposal to establish an Engineering Research Center for Advanced Organ Biofabrication.

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