Graphical summary of the newly developed 3D bioprinting process. (Credit: Yan et al., 2024) ...

This is just a small piece of the heart. While the technology produces a relatively high output, there's much more work to be done before a fully functional, 3D-printed organic heart is available.

Sakuu Corporation announces that since December 2022 it has successfully and consistently 3D printed fully functional performant batteries in custom shapes and sizes — pictured here.

Printing Hearts A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University just 3D printed functional components of the human heart — including small blood vessels and large beating ventricles.

Take the completed print off the bed , cut down the middle of the bristles, and you have a functional, completely 3D printed brush. Just don’t brush your teeth with it.

Researchers 3D-print functional human brain tissue Date: February 1, 2024 Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison Summary: It's an achievement with important implications for scientists studying ...

3D printing saw some of its first non-research applications in medicine. It can be used to create totally personalized implants that match patients’ unique individual bodies. These functional elements ...

LONDON, June 28, 2025 /CNW/ -- A team of international scientists has made a major leap forward in diabetes research by successfully 3D printing functional human islets using a novel bioink.