Applying the art of origami to advance 3D bioprinting
Originally published by Tel Aviv University, on July 8, 2024 The 3D Origami Platform integrated in a 3D printed structure. Credit: Tel Aviv University Researchers at Tel Aviv University relied on principles of origami , the Japanese art of paper folding, to develop an original and innovative solution for a problem troubling researchers worldwide: positioning sensors inside 3D-bioprinted tissue models . Instead of bioprinting tissue over the sensors (found to be impracticable), they designed and produced an origami-inspired structure that folds around the fabricated tissue , allowing the insertion of sensors into precisely pre-defined locations . The study was a joint effort of researchers from several units at TAU: the School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, the Koum Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, the Department of Biomedical Engineering, the Sagol Center for Regenerative Medicine, the Sagol School of Neuroscienc...