Tissue engineering

Tissue engineering: Growing new organs, and moreResearch could lead to better ways to heal injuries and develop new drugs.

Precisely engineering 3-D brain tissuesNew design technique could enable personalized medicine, studies of brain wiring.

Making ‘nanospinning’ practicalNanofibers have a dizzying range of possible applications, but they’ve been prohibitively expensive to make. MIT researchers hope to change that.

New injectable gels toughen up after entering the bodyThese more durable gels could find applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering.

Replicating living structuresResearch examines how to control spatial distribution of cells in microenvironments

Merging tissue and electronicsNew tissue scaffold could be used for drug development and implantable therapeutic devices.

Success of engineered tissue depends on where it’s grownCells grown on different types of scaffolds vary in their ability to help repair damaged blood vessels.

Langer honored for achievements in biomedical engineering

A heart of goldNew cardiac patch uses gold nanowires to enhance electrical signaling between cells, a promising step toward better treatment for heart-attack patients.

Mimicking biological complexity, in a tiny particleNew MIT technology could lead to better drug delivery and artificial tissues that imitate natural tissue.

Recreating human livers, in mice‘Humanized’ mice could help scientists study the side effects of new drugs before they reach clinical trials.

Putting up a struggle against cancerBlood-vessel cells can combat aggressive tumors, helping to prevent them from spreading through the body, new study finds.

Building organs block by blockTissue engineers create a new way to assemble artificial tissues, using ‘biological Legos’ — cells transformed into bricks.