Editorial for the Special Issue on 3D Printing for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Vahid Serpooshan, Emory University; Murat Guvendiren, New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Language: English
• Date: 2020-04-01
• Publisher: MDPI
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi11040366
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Micromachines
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 4
• Grant/Funding Information: None declared
• Keywords: Physics; Technology; Physics, Applied; Chemistry, Analytical; Chemistry; Science & Technology - Other Topics; Instruments & Instrumentation; Science & Technology; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Physical Sciences
• Research Categories: Biophysics, Medical; Chemistry, Biochemistry; Engineering, Materials Science; Engineering, Biomedical

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting uses additive manufacturing techniques to fabricate 3Dstructures consisting of heterogenous selections of living cells, biomaterials, and active biomolecules[1,2] [...]. To date, 3D bioprinting technologies have transformed the fields of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine by enabling fabrication of highly complex biological constructs. Using the patient’s medical imaging data, patient- and damage- specific implants can be printed with customized cellular and physiomechanical functionalities [3,4,5]. The main bioprinting methods include extrusion-based, droplet-based (inkjet), laser-based, and, more recently, vat photopolymerization-based bioprinting [6,7]. A variety of biomaterials (i.e., bioinks) have been used for tissue bioprinting, including ceramics, synthetic and natural polymers, decellularized tissues, and more frequently, hybrid bioinks consisting of a combination of these materials