Lab News

The Force to Shape an Organ

Carnegie Mellon University News Release  ·  By Daniel Carroll  ·  December 11, 2020 Dr. Shiwarski, then a postdoctoral fellow in the Feinberg lab, co-developed a novel biosensor that reveals the mechanobiological forces shaping organ development. The sensor enables measurement of previously uncharacterized forces relevant to conditions such as hypertension and organ morphogenesis. Article Link: https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2020/12/11-shape-an-organ.html

Carnegie Researchers Develop FRESH New Method of 3D Bioprinting Fully-Sized Human Heart Models

3D Printing Industry  ·  By Shivani Chaudhari  ·  November 25, 2020 Industry coverage of the CMU FRESH bioprinting breakthrough, highlighting the development of fully-sized human heart models and the broader implications for the 3D bioprinting field and future organ fabrication. Article Link: https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/carnegie-researchers-develop-fresh-new-method-of-3d-bioprinting-fully-sized-human-heart-models-179829/

3D Bioprinted Heart Provides New Tool for Surgeons

Carnegie Mellon University News Release  ·  By Daniel Carroll  ·  November 11, 2020 The Feinberg lab created the first full-sized 3D bioprinted human heart model using FRESH bioprinting and MRI data. The model realistically mimics the elasticity of cardiac tissue and sutures, providing surgeons and clinicians with a powerful new tool for surgical planning and...

3D Printing the Human Heart

Carnegie Mellon University News Release  ·  By Emily Durham  ·  August 8, 2019 CMU researchers published a landmark paper in Science detailing the FRESH 3D bioprinting technique, enabling the printing of collagen tissue scaffolds at organ scale for the first time. This work demonstrated the ability to bioprint a full-sized adult human heart model with...

Self-rolling Sensors Take Heart Cell Readings in 3D

Carnegie Mellon University News Release  ·  By Emily Durham  ·  August 23, 2019 Coverage of research from the Cohen-Karni lab at CMU, in which Dr. Shiwarski contributed to development of self-rolling biosensor arrays capable of taking electrical recordings from heart cells in three dimensions, advancing cardiac electrophysiology tools. Article Link: https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2019/08/23-cohen-karni-science-advances.html