Special Guest with Dr. Erico Costa
Dr. Erico Costa has a Bachelor in Biology from the University of São Paulo (USP), a Doctorate from the Institute of Chemistry of USP, and...
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Reducing the use of animal models using 3D cell constructs and 3D bioprinting technology
Basic and applied research commonly use animals(rodents, rabbits, monkeys, etc.) as models to understand the cellular mechanisms of...
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Choosing a bioink for 3D Bioprinting
3D bioprinting is an innovative technology that holds great promise for improving the future of medicine. It allows the construction of...
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Using stereolithography for the fabrication of human corneal stroma tissue
The human cornea acts as an optical window of the eye. In our previous publication, “Fabricating corneas in the lab”, we discussed in...
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How are regenerative medicine and stem cells being used in the treatment of COVID-19?
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered by SARS-CoV-2 emerged in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. This disease has spread rapidly worldwide due to its...
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3D models as a tool for studying COVID-19
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to affect thousands of people worldwide, there is an urgent need to develop strategies that lead to...
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ORGAN-ON-A-CHIP : a new approach to drug test efficacy
To date, to predict human toxicity, animal studies remain the gold standard for the preclinical test of the efficiency of drugs....
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An overview on biofabrication
Biofabrication is defined as the production of intricate biological products from cells, molecules, and biomaterials for different...
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3D printing as a space expedition optimization platform
One of the most significant challenges space missions face is the high cost per kilogram that satellites, probes, or spacecraft require...
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3D bioprinting in the space
Producing fully functional human organs is a goal for scientists around the world. Traditional tissue engineering models usually use...
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Cleft lip and palate tissue engineering
Cleft lip and cleft palate are the most prevalent congenital craniofacial defects in humans; they occur in about 1:700 live births...
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Clinical trials in tissue engineering
Since the development of the regenerative medicine field in the early 90s, tissue engineering and cell therapy have evolved from benchtop...