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Biomaterials

Food dye helps 3D-print vascular networks

07 May 2019 Isabelle Dumé
A scale model of a lung-mimicking air sac
Bioprinting research from the lab of Rice University bioengineer Jordan Miller featured a visually stunning proof-of-principle - a scale model of a lung-mimicking air sac with airways and blood vessels that never touch yet still provide oxygen to red blood cells. Credit: Jordan Miller/Rice University
An unexpected ingredient – food dye – could be used to 3D print biomaterials that contain intric

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