Eyesight from the 3D printer

Printing a new cornea during surgery to restore vision: This groundbreaking step in the fight against corneal diseases will be made possible in the future by a laser-based procedure using customized bio-ink. It was developed by researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) led by Cluster Principal Investigator Ute Schepers with the participation of […]

A novel method for multimaterial 3D laser printing

A new cluster publication with first author Niklas Schwegler has been published in Small. Postdoctoral Researchers Maria Villiou, Federico Colombo, Barbara Schamberger and Principal Investigators Christine Selhuber-Unkel, Franziska Thomas and Eva Blasco are also involved. The scientists developed a direct method to fabricate 3D microstructured cell-adhesive and cell-repellent multimaterials using two-photon laser printing. This method […]

Summer School 2024

Register now for our summer program July 29 – August 2, 2024 and spend a week learning about 3D printing! Our Cluster is organizing a summer program for young women aged 13-19 once again. Participants will learn about the entire 3D printing process: From the creation of a CAD model to the printed part. By […]

Recap Cluster Conference 2024

Our annual 3DMM2O Conference took place at Schöntal Monastery in April. A very exciting program was put together: In addition to the PIs and Doctoral Researchers, an excellent selection of invited speakers gave presentations. During the five-day conference, there were also plenty of networking opportunities and exchange during the poster sessions or the social program. […]

A first in artificial cell division!

Cluster Alumnus Kevin Jahnke is second author and Cluster PI Prof. Dr. Kerstin Göpfrich is co-author of a pioneering paper published in Nature Communications. The research team succeeded for the first time in developing a ring of DNA nanotubes that could be used for artificial cell division. The results have provided new insights into the […]

New setup increases speed of multi-photon 3D laser printing

A new Cluster publication by first author Dr. Pascal Kiefer addresses one of the key challenges of multi-photon 3D laser printing. The scientists have developed a new setup that allows printing speeds to increase 10-fold. The combination of the large array and fast scan speeds means that very large or small samples can be produced […]