Assoc Prof Yeong Wai Yee

Membrane in a minute: Singapore scientists produce in-vitro human skin

Reuters, 13 Nov

A piece of skin about the size of your thumbnail can be printed in less than a minute, scientists in Singapore say, a game-changing step for the future of non-animal testing for cosmetics and other products.

Made up of skin cells from donors and collagen, the in-vitro skin has the same chemical and biological properties as human skin, says John Koh, lab manager at start-up DeNova Sciences, which is collaborating with Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University on the product.

Video link: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-scientists-produce-in-vitro-human-skin

Link: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-singapore-humanskin/membrane-in-a-minute-singapore-scientists-produce-in-vitro-human-skin-idUSKBN1XN1EB

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NTU pioneers 3D-printed anatomy for learning

958FM, 9 Nov

NTU LKCMedicine is the first in Singapore to use 3D-printed anatomy specimens for teaching. The 3D-printed parts, a collaboration between LKCMedicine and NTU’s Singapore Centre for 3D Printing, were introduced to medical students last month. Some 3D-printed parts include hearts, elbows, hands, pelvic models, and airway models. Ng Chen Lin, a first-year medical student, said that the plastinated specimens used in anatomy class are expensive, and have to be handled with extra care. In contrast, the 3D-printed specimens are not so easily damaged, and can be used to help students be more confident about the different parts of the human anatomy, the student added.

NTU pioneers 3D-printed anatomy for learning

Channel 8 online, 9 Nov

NTU is pioneering the use of 3D-printed anatomical specimens for medical education in Singapore. These specimens, introduced in anatomy class last month at LKCMedicine, are part of a collaboration between LKCMedicine and NTU’s Singapore Centre for 3D Printing. Some 3D-printed parts include hearts, elbows, hands, pelvic models, and airway models. Assoc Prof Yeong Wai Yee from NTU’s SC3DP said the 3D-printed specimens are very similar to plastinated specimens in terms of hardness and flexibility. Before the specimen is printed, the 3D printing engineer has to decide on the combination of materials that make up a certain hardness and flexibility to mimic how a particular muscle or blood vessel would feel in a human body. This replicates the experience of touching a plastinated specimen, which is typically used to teach anatomy in LKCMedicine. So far, hearts, elbows, hands, pelvic models, and airway models have been printed. Upcoming specimens to be printed include the spine, and full lower and upper limbs.

NTU Singapore uses 3D-printed anatomical specimens for medical education

News Medical, 9 Nov

NTU is pioneering the use of 3D-printed anatomical specimens for medical education in Singapore. Just last month, students at LKCMedicine, jointly set up by NTU Singapore and Imperial College London, started learning anatomy with 3D-printed specimens. A collaboration between LKCMedicine and NTU's Singapore Centre for 3D Printing, these 3D-printed specimens are the latest example of NTU turning to innovative learning tools to prepare its medical students, as the medical education landscape shifts in tandem with the influx of digital technologies. Such innovative teaching tools were highlighted at the Transform Medical Education, an inaugural two-day conference that looks at how new pedagogical approaches and the latest technologies are shaping the future of medical education and healthcare practice.

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-Similar articles in Medical News Line, Medicalnewser.com, both 9 Nov

- Coverage on NTU pioneering 3D-printed anatomy for learning initiated by CCO. View press release here.

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3DPrint.com, 8 Nov 2018

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Adjusting the Design, Material, and Parameters of a 3D Printed Strain Gauge with Computational Simulation

A trio of researchers from the Singapore Center for 3D Printing at Nanyang Technological Universityrecently published a paper, titled “Aerosol Jet Printed Strain Sensor: Simulation Studies Analyzing the Effect of Dimension and Design on Performance,” about their work in using computational simulation to adjust the design, material, and parameters of a 3D printed strain gauge made with aerosol jet technology.

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Link: https://3dprint.com/229471/adjusting-parameters-of-3d-printed-strain-gauge-with-computational-simulation/

TCT magazine announces the winner for TCT Women in 3D Printing Innovator Award

29 Sep 2019

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Women in 3D Printing Innovator Award was featuring yet again at this years edition of the TCT Awards. They are a global organisation dedicated to promoting, supporting, and inspiring women who are using additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. Their mission is to increase the visibility of women in the AM industry and encourage more women to use 3D Printing technologies.

Women in 3D Printing has an international network of ambassadors which spans more than 30 chapters around the world. These ambassadors used their knowledge of the industry to create a shortlist of women who stand out as being especially innovative within the 3D printing and additive manufacturing industry. These finalists were then put to a public vote to determine the winner and for 2019 Professor Wai Yee Yeong was chosen for the TCT Women in 3D Printing Innovator Award.

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Click here to find out more.

About this award

2 July 2019

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Announced back in April, this award was founded in collaboration with the TCT Group and Women in 3D Printing, an organisation which aims to promote the achievements and opportunities for women in the sector through events, content and quarterly diversity reports. TCT has been working with the organisation since 2017, along with partner company Cyant, on a number of female-led panel sessions at our events in the UK and the U.S., with another planned for this year’s TCT Show. The award felt like a fitting celebration of those efforts

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Click here to find out more.

Channels News Asia (CNA) showcased our 3d printed multi-material biomodel technology!

14th March 2018

​Challenge Tomorrow, a documentary series on Channel News Asia, presented our specially designed and fabricated  multi-material biomodel on their latest episode! 

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As a project done with Lee Kong Chian Medical School, we 3D printed biomodels to replace the use of cadavers in the training and education of future doctors to a great success!

The Straits Times news feature on our 3D bioprinted skin research

2nd March 2018

"They are the first in the world to be able to match the colours found naturally on the human body."

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This breakthrough could give companies a more ethical way of testing drugs or cosmetics, instead of using animals.

It could also potentially pave the way to print skin for medical purposes, including skin grafts for burn victims or diabetics.

More of the research is documented in this paper “Proof-of-concept: 3D bioprinting of pigmented human skin constructs”. It is published online in Biofabrication journal. It is co-authored by Wei Long Ng, Jovina Tan Zhi Qi, Wai Yee Yeong, and May Win Naing.

Live Interview on Singapore Tonight

Channel News Asia (CNA)

23rd January 2017

Insights into 3D Printing Industry

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Asst Prof Yeong Wai Yee, director of the Aerospace and Defence Programme at the NTU Singapore Centre for 3D Printing, gave her comments on the 3D printing landscape in Singapore.

She said 3D printing is not new in Singapore, as academic research has been ongoing here for the last 20 years. What is exciting now is the concerted effort by the government to grow the sector and promote the technology in academia and industry.

3D printers are also being used in schools and the consumer space, particularly in teaching and prototype development.