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3D Printing: 3D Printing of Microgel‐Loaded Modular Microcages as Instructive Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering (Adv. Mater. 36/2020)
Author(s) -
Subbiah Ramesh,
Hipfinger Christina,
Tahayeri Anthony,
Athirasala Avathamsa,
Horsophonphong Sivaporn,
Thrivikraman Greeshma,
França Cristiane Miranda,
Cunha Diana Araujo,
Mansoorifar Amin,
Zahariev Albena,
Jones James M.,
Coelho Paulo G.,
Witek Lukasz,
Xie Hua,
Guldberg Robert E.,
Bertassoni Luiz E.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.202070268
Subject(s) - materials science , modular design , 3d printing , scaffold , tissue engineering , nanotechnology , lithography , hard tissue , biomedical engineering , engineering drawing , mechanical engineering , composite material , computer science , optoelectronics , engineering , operating system , medicine , dentistry
In article number 2001736, Luiz E. Bertassoni and co‐workers present the use of lithography‐based 3D printing to fabricate a novel modular microcage scaffold system. These hollow microcages can be stacked in thousands of geometric configurations with the ability to scale in size and shape to fit complex tissue defects. Different growth factors and cells can be placed inside each block, enabling cell‐instructive and accelerated repair of musculoskeletal tissue injuries.