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3D Bioprinting in Skeletal Muscle Tissue Engineering
Author(s) -
Ostrovidov Serge,
Salehi Sahar,
Costantini Marco,
Suthiwanich Kasinan,
Ebrahimi Majid,
Sadeghian Ramin Banan,
Fujie Toshinori,
Shi Xuetao,
Cannata Stefano,
Gargioli Cesare,
Tamayol Ali,
Dokmeci Mehmet Remzi,
Orive Gorka,
Swieszkowski Wojciech,
Khademhosseini Ali
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201805530
Subject(s) - 3d bioprinting , skeletal muscle , tissue engineering , computer science , biomedical engineering , anatomy , engineering , medicine
Skeletal muscle tissue engineering (SMTE) aims at repairing defective skeletal muscles. Until now, numerous developments are made in SMTE; however, it is still challenging to recapitulate the complexity of muscles with current methods of fabrication. Here, after a brief description of the anatomy of skeletal muscle and a short state‐of‐the‐art on developments made in SMTE with “conventional methods,” the use of 3D bioprinting as a new tool for SMTE is in focus. The current bioprinting methods are discussed, and an overview of the bioink formulations and properties used in 3D bioprinting is provided. Finally, different advances made in SMTE by 3D bioprinting are highlighted, and future needs and a short perspective are provided.