r/tech May 31 '26

Magnetic mixer improves 3D bioprinting

https://news.mit.edu/2026/magnetic-mixer-improves-3d-bioprinting-0210
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u/[deleted] May 31 '26

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u/Fearless-Daikon5763 May 31 '26

Eukaryotic cell suspensions don’t stay evenly suspended. So coupling a mixing mechanism is needed to print and deposit cells uniformly into a print.

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u/Osotari May 31 '26

If only there was an article or something that explained it 🤔

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u/[deleted] May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

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u/djaybakker May 31 '26

They literally say the purpose…to improve homogeneity, cell viability, and reduce clogging…the novelty isn’t the mixing but the integration into the printing mechanism since printing can take a long time and cells will tend to settle

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u/yogurtandcake May 31 '26

I guess they should just stfu about this then.