A research team at the University of Galway has created a new way to 4D bioprint tissues that can change shape in a controlled way—just like real tissues do as they form.

Materials that controllably change shape over time – often called four-dimensional (4D) materials – are excellent candidates for advanced tissue engineering applications. Many 4D materials, however, ...

More information: Ankita Pramanick et al, 4D Bioprinting Shape‐Morphing Tissues in Granular Support Hydrogels: Sculpting Structure and Guiding Maturation, Advanced Functional Materials (2024 ...

As they told the Harvard Gazette, “the new method [of 3D printing responsive 4D materials] opens up new potential applications for 4D printing technology, including smart textiles, soft ...

By mimicking the way orchids, calla lilies and other plants bend and twist, scientists have created shape-shifting "4D-printed" structures that they say could one day help heal wounds and be used ...

Using a new technique known as 4D printing, researchers can print out dynamic 3D structures capable of changing their shapes over time. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our ...

Italian researchers have created a novel 4D-printed biodegradable soft robot shaped like a seed that changes shape in response to changes in humidity and can navigate through the soil.

Scientists at Harvard University created a new 4D printing method— where their prints actually shift shape. The transformation happens when these structures are submerged in water.

New 4D bioprinting lets tissues change shape and grow stronger, bringing science closer to real, working lab-grown organs. (CREDIT: Adobe Stock) During the early stages of life, organs do not just ...

Scientists printed tissues in their final shape, hoping they would work like natural organs. But this approach failed to copy the active shaping that happens during early development.