news 3D printed microneedle vaccine shows promise in animals 19 October 2021 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) Researchers have shown that a new microneedle vaccine patch was 10 times stronger at generating an immune response in animals than a subcutaneous injection.
news 3D bioprinted blood vessel grown by Texas A&M engineers 19 August 2021 | By Anna Begley (Drug Target Review) A newly developed blood vessel model can mimic the states of health and disease, paving the way for cardiovascular drug advancements.
news Record-breaking 3D bioprinter could speed up drug development 16 August 2021 | By Anna Begley (Drug Target Review) Nanoengineers have developed a high-throughput bioprinter that 3D prints at record speed, potentially accelerating drug development.
article Five of the latest developments in 3D bioprinting 13 May 2021 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) Drug Target Review brings you five of the most recent developments in three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting.
news 3D printing technique differentiates stem cells into heart cells 12 August 2020 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) A new study has shown that 3D printing can be used to control stem cell differentiation into embryoid bodies that replicate heart cells.
article 3D bioprinting COVID-19 lung models for drug development 19 June 2020 | By Hannah Balfour (Drug Target Review) Keith Murphy, CEO of Viscient Biosciences, discusses the process of developing a 3D bioprinted tissue model and their potential in developing therapeutics for COVID-19 and other diseases.
news Cornea-on-a-chip could allow for more accurate ophthalmic drug testing 26 March 2020 | By Hannah Balfour (Drug Target Review) Researchers have developed a device which mimics how blinking and tear movement effect the cornea for use in testing ophthalmic drugs and ocular research.
news Novel nanoscale 4D printer could be used for drug research 12 March 2020 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) A novel 4D printer has been created which can combine organic chemistry, surface science and nanolithography to design surfaces with organic or biological molecules for drug research.
news Drug discovery could be improved with new collapsible basket technology 9 March 2020 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review) A collapsible basket technology has been developed to significantly accelerate the analysis process when scientists are developing new medicines.
news Researchers develop imaging technique to study 3D-printed brain tumours 9 March 2020 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) A new method has been created by researchers to 3D bioprint tumours and image glioblastomas for the study of therapeutics.
news Self-assembling biomaterial could be used to model vascular structures 5 March 2020 | By Hannah Balfour (Drug Target Review) Scientists have shown an innovative new biomaterial made of graphene oxide and proteins could be used to 3D print model vascular structures.
news 3D forces exerted by tiny cell clusters revealed through new technique 5 March 2020 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review) A new imaging technique, which has revealed 3D forces exerted by tiny cell clusters, could help scientists understand how tissue forms, how wounds heal or how tumours spread.
news 3D printing ‘bio-ink’ developed for regenerative medicine 11 February 2020 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) Using modified hyaluronic acid and polyethylene glycol, researchers have created a bio-ink for 3D printing, which could be used as a scaffold to grow human tissues.
news Collaborative enzyme study could lead to a target for cancer therapeutics 21 October 2019 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review) A new study into the enzyme Cdc34 may make it possible to target the enzyme specifically to develop new cancer therapeutics.
news Magnetic microbots could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets 3 May 2019 | By Drug Target Review MIT engineers have designed tiny robots that can help drug-delivery nanoparticles push their way out of the bloodstream and into a tumour or another disease site.
