Bioinspired and 3D printed heart valves: scaffolding created by fusion electrode writing aims to support the formation of new tissues
Close-up of a cylinder in a Melt Electrowriting system showing a printed scaffold of the heart valve. Credit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Researchers have developed 3D-printed artificial heart valves designed to allow a patient’s cells to form new tissue. To form these scaffolds using cast electrode writing, an advanced additive manufacturing technique, the team has …