Recent Advances of Polymer Sciences in 3D Bioprinting and Bioink Formulation
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 July 2023) | Viewed by 4962
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioprinting; biomaterials; additive manufacturing; tissue engineering; bio-ink
Interests: cell therapy; mesenchymal stem cells; tissue engineering; stem cells; 3D culture; cultured meat; 3D bioprinting; organoids; vascular biology; skin bioprinting; epithelial biology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bioprinting is a core technology in the field of biofabrication that allows the automated positioning of cells, biomaterials, and biological factors for the production of complex and functional 3D constructs for several biomedical applications. Three-dimensional bioprinting refers to printing living cells and biomaterials and has enabled the highly controlled assembly of cell-laden hydrogels as well as cell suspensions and spheroids as “bioinks”. Bioprinting is an emerging biomanufacturing approach to fabricate functional tissues and organs. There is a growing demand to develop novel printable biomaterials and bioinks to achieve desired properties such as printability and end-use properties (biomechanics, degradation, bioactivity, etc.). Varied kinds of artificial and synthetic polymers are studied to develop bioink formulations for additive manufacturing of medical and food products.
In this Special Issue, we aim to capture the state of the art through research and review papers focusing on all aspects of polymers used in 3D bioprinting technology. Topics covered will include the development of novel (bio)printing technologies, open-source (bio)printers, design and utilization of printable biomaterials, bioinks, development of imaging technologies and software for (bio)printing, 3D printing in medicine and food formulation, and regulatory issues and potential solutions.
Dr. Chris Steffi
Dr. Harish Kiran Handral
Dr. Yanli Cai
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioprinting
- bioink
- printable biomaterials
- organoids
- implants
- 3D-printed drugs
- tissue engineering
- 3D-printed food
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