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Biofabrication

Intricate sugar printing helps build blood vessels

26 Aug 2020 Catherine Steffel 
Ian Kinstlinger
Ian Kinstlinger prepares the selective laser sintering system to print blood vessel templates from a powdered sugar blend. The templates allow bioengineers to make lab-grown tissues that have sufficient blood flow to sustain densely packed cells. (Courtesy: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)
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