In the human body, almost all cells interact with extracellular matrices (ECMs), which have
tissue and organ-specific compositions and architectures. These ECMs not only function as …

Bioprinting technology shows potential in tissue engineering for the fabrication of scaffolds,
cells, tissues and organs reproducibly and with high accuracy. Bioprinting technologies are …

Although animal experiments are indispensable for preclinical screening in the drug
discovery process, various issues such as ethical considerations and species differences …

The devastating effects and incurable nature of hereditary and sporadic retinal diseases
such as Stargardt disease, age-related macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa …

The liver is the largest internal organ of the body with complex microarchitecture and
function that plays critical roles in drug metabolism. Hepatotoxicity and drug-induced liver …

Abstract'Organs-on-chips' are microengineered biomimetic systems containing microfluidic
channels lined by living human cells, which replicate key functional units of living organs to …

3D cell-culture models have recently garnered great attention because they often promote
levels of cell differentiation and tissue organization not possible in conventional 2D culture …

Three-dimensional (3D) printing, as one of the most popular recent additive manufacturing
processes, has shown strong potential for the fabrication of biostructures in the field of tissue …

An organ-on-a-chip is a device that combines micro-manufacturing and tissue engineering
to replicate the critical physiological environment and functions of the human organs …

Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering have seen unprecedented growth in the past
decade, driving the field of artificial tissue models towards a revolution in future medicine …