3D printing has promised a revolution in manufacturing, but 4D printing could usher in something truly extraordinary. New research published to Materials Horizons by a team from Rutgers University has ...
Where standard 3D printing uses a digital blueprint to manufacture an object out of materials like plastic or resin, 3D bioprinting manufactures biological parts and tissues out of living cells, or ...
A recent article published in Small Science introduces fully bioderived, four-dimensional (4D) printable shape memory polymers (SMPs) with linear tunability and remotely controlled actuation ...
During the early stages of life, organs do not just appear in their final form. They take shape through a process of controlled bending, twisting, and folding. These changes help cells organize into ...
LANZHOU, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have developed a biodegradable shape memory polymer (SMP) using 4D-printing technology that is suitable for medical devices, according to the Lanzhou ...
According to the researchers, this breakthrough brings us a step closer to generating functional bioprinted organs. Scientists at the University of Galway have developed a new way of 4D bioprinting ...
The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...