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TU Delft Develops 3D-printed Brain-like Environment That Promotes Neuron Growth

2025-02-04

TU Delft Develops 3D-printed Brain-like Environment That Promotes Neuron Growth

Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed. Researchers of the University of Technology in Delft (TU Delft) have developed a 3D-printed ‘brain-like environment’ where neurons grow similarly to a real brain. Using tiny nanopillars, they mimic the soft neural tissue and the brain extracellular matrix fibers. This...