About this Research Topic
Despite advances in many biofabrication technologies, current methods, used individually or in combination, are unable to match the functional complexity of in vivo biology. This special issue is seeking original research, topical review, or opinion articles, on novel advances in machines, processing methods, and methods, that break current technological barriers in terms of print size, print speed, design complexity, and printable materials. New advances in inkjet, extrusion, spinning, lithography, microfluidics, light-assisted bioprinting, and related technologies are of interest. Applications could range from medical implants, cell and tissue models, medical therapeutic products, and drug-testing platforms.
The following topics in the context of biofabrication are of interest:
• Integration of complementary methods to realize new bioprinting capabilities.
• Advances in established methods to realize use of diverse materials (cells, ECM, hydrogels, metals, ceramics, polymers)
• New hardware, machines, processing, design, or software to extend current multiscale or multi-material capabilities or ease of clinical translation.
• Strategies to combine stimuli-responsive materials with existing methods.
• Strategies to combine bottom-up self-assembled materials with top-down methods.
• Combination of traditional methods (casting, molding) with bioprinting methods.
The following topics in the context of biofabrication are of interest:
• Integration of complementary methods to realize new bioprinting capabilities.
• Advances in established methods to realize use of diverse materials (cells, ECM, hydrogels, metals, ceramics, polymers)
• New hardware, machines, processing, design, or software to extend current multiscale or multi-material capabilities or ease of clinical translation.
• Strategies to combine stimuli-responsive materials with existing methods.
• Strategies to combine bottom-up self-assembled materials with top-down methods.
• Combination of traditional methods (casting, molding) with bioprinting methods.
Keywords: Hybrid biofabrication, multi-technology platforms, new machines and processing methods, biomaterials.
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