Our faculty collaborate with biomedical engineers on novel applications of tissue engineering to improve treatment of disease, particularly through 3D bioprinting. Current studies include the ...

Critical to the success of space travel is maintaining the health of astronauts as they endure extreme physical conditions. Shizhen Zhong, a clinical anatomist at Southern Medical University (SMU) in ...

In the last few years, breast reduction procedures in the U.S. have become increasingly common. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, nearly 100,000 breast reduction procedures were ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Facial reconstruction patients may soon have the option of custom-made bone replacements optimized for both form and function, thanks to researchers at the University of Illinois and ...

Some 6 million Americans each year go to their doctors complaining of knee pain, and in many cases, the problem turns out to be severely damaged cartilage. In the past, there’s been no way to repair ...

Breast conserving surgery, otherwise known as lumpectomy, is performed on nearly 1.3 million breast cancer patients globally, each year. Complete removal of cancerous tissue and preservation of the ...

After certain kinds of injuries or wounds — think heart attacks, burns and tendon tears, among others — scar tissue can form ...

The study shows that fat tissue, when processed and cultured in a specific way, can self-organize into structures resembling ...