tissue engineering

The tissue, grown on a 3-D scaffold and seeded from the kids’ own cells, was transplanted to correct deformities in their cartilage.

Tissue recipients were treated as “guinea pigs,” says investigation leader.

Biomedical engineer Kyle Quinn fends off a frenzied Internet mob after being wrongly identified as a Charlottesville protester.

The material is durable, flexible, and can serve as a scaffold for cell growth, a study shows.

A small patch of engineered cells makes an enzyme that stimulates insulin release.

Tissue “seeds” made up of three cell types and patterned onto a scaffold develop into complex structures with some organ function, researchers show.

Four products have already qualified for the regenerative medicine advanced therapy (RMAT) designation that provides extra interactions with the agency, and sooner.

Researchers create lab-grown mouse skin complete with hair follicles and sweat glands.

Researchers create lab-grown mouse skin complete with hair follicles and sweat glands.  

Scientists have developed an interlocking cell scaffold for easy building and dismantling of tissues.

A miniature platform with multiple organ-on-a-chip constructs aims to speed up drug discovery—and create better transplants for patients.

Meet the researchers behind ATHENA, the project that aims to create a system of linked model human organs that may revolutionize drug development.

Dame Julia Polak, who pioneered lung tissue engineering techniques, has passed away at age 75.

From cortical neurons, researchers have engineered rat tissue that formed complex networks of functioning neurons and appeared to behave normally after an injury.

Understanding how networks of blood vessels form is key to engineering transplantable organs and tissues.

An acellular matrix can help guide stem cells to injury sites and regrow muscles in both mice and humans, a study finds.

In the midst of news that engineered organs are being implanted into animals and people, researchers announce the creation of artificial blood for transplant.

Implanted into mice, lab-reared muscle made from stem cells can heal itself after an injury.