{"id":7376,"date":"2020-10-09T12:29:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T11:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=7376"},"modified":"2024-06-26T17:06:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T16:06:05","slug":"researchers-use-silk-to-improve-3d-printed-hydrogels-for-tissue-regrowth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/researchers-use-silk-to-improve-3d-printed-hydrogels-for-tissue-regrowth\/7376\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers use silk to improve 3D printed hydrogels for tissue regrowth"},"content":{"rendered":"
The research team is in the early stages of using 3D cell printing technology to further innovation in drug development and tissue regrowth. In a recently published study in Materials Today Bio<\/em><\/a>, the researchers discussed their use of silk nanofibers obtained by mechanical disintegration to enhance the printing process without damaging the cells. This development will help bring 3D cell printing research out of the laboratory and into real-world biomedical use.<\/p>\n To develop the fibres, the researchers removed the protein sericin from virgin silk, this is because sericin causes inflammation in patients. Next, they ground the remaining biocompatible material into nanofibres. The fibres can be sterilised to be used in tissue regrowth with common laboratory equipment, without causing damage.<\/p>\n