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3D Printing for Tissue Engineering
Author(s) -
Richards Dylan Jack,
Tan Yu,
Jia Jia,
Yao Hai,
Mei Ying
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.201300086
Subject(s) - tissue engineering , scaffold , nanotechnology , fabrication , regenerative medicine , 3d printing , chemistry , tissue remodeling , biomedical engineering , materials science , engineering , mechanical engineering , cell , medicine , biochemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , inflammation
Tissue engineering aims to fabricate functional tissue for applications in regenerative medicine and drug testing. More recently, 3D printing has shown great promise in tissue fabrication with a structural control from the micro‐ to the macroscale by using a layer‐by‐layer approach. Whether through scaffold‐based or scaffold‐free approaches, the standard for 3D‐printed tissue engineering constructs is to provide a biomimetic structural environment that facilitates tissue formation and promotes host tissue integration (e.g., cellular infiltration, vascularization, and active remodeling). This review will cover several approaches that have advanced the field of 3D printing through novel fabrication methods of tissue engineering constructs. It will also discuss the applications of synthetic and natural materials for 3D printingfacilitated tissue fabrication.