Biopolymers are promising environmentally benign materials applicable in multifarious
applications. They are especially favorable in implantable biomedical devices thanks to their …

Sodium alginate (SA) is an inexpensive and biocompatible biomaterial with fast and gentle
crosslinking that has been widely used in biological soft tissue repair/regeneration …

Microfluidics has recently emerged as a powerful tool in generation of submillimeter-sized
cell aggregates capable of performing tissue-specific functions, so-called microtissues, for …

Tissue engineering represents an advanced approach to treating patients who have
suffered tissue or organ loss or failure, with the ultimate goals of tissue restoration and …

Metal additive manufacturing (AM) has led to an evolution in the design and fabrication of
hard tissue substitutes, enabling personalized implants to address each patient's specific …

Bioprinting, within the emerging field of biofabrication, aims at the fabrication of functional
biomimetic constructs. Different 3D bioprinting techniques have been adapted to bioprint cell …

Cartilage degeneration is among the fundamental reasons behind disability and pain across
the globe. Numerous approaches have been employed to treat cartilage diseases …

Plastic surgery is a discipline that uses surgical methods or tissue transplantation to repair,
reconstruct and beautify the defects and deformities of human tissues and organs. Three …

The multidisciplinary research field of bioprinting combines additive manufacturing, biology
and material sciences to create bioconstructs with three-dimensional architectures …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting enables a controlled deposition of cells,
biomaterials, and biological compounds (ie, bioinks) to build complex 3D biological models …