Bioprinting Technology: A Current State-of-the-Art Review
Top Cited Papers
- 24 October 2014
- journal article
- Published by ASME International in Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering
- Vol. 136 (6), 061016
- https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028512
Abstract
Bioprinting is an emerging technology for constructing and fabricating artificial tissue and organ constructs. This technology surpasses the traditional scaffold fabrication approach in tissue engineering (TE). Currently, there is a plethora of research being done on bioprinting technology and its potential as a future source for implants and full organ transplantation. This review paper overviews the current state of the art in bioprinting technology, describing the broad range of bioprinters and bioink used in preclinical studies. Distinctions between laser-, extrusion-, and inkjet-based bioprinting technologies along with appropriate and recommended bioinks are discussed. In addition, the current state of the art in bioprinter technology is reviewed with a focus on the commercial point of view. Current challenges and limitations are highlighted, and future directions for next-generation bioprinting technology are also presented.Keywords
This publication has 100 references indexed in Scilit:
- Rapid casting of patterned vascular networks for perfusable engineered three-dimensional tissuesNature Materials, 2012
- The maintenance of pluripotency following laser direct-write of mouse embryonic stem cellsBiomaterials, 2011
- Photocrosslinkable Hyaluronan-Gelatin Hydrogels for Two-Step BioprintingTissue Engineering, Part A, 2010
- Tissue engineering by self-assembly and bio-printing of living cellsBiofabrication, 2010
- Vitrification and levitation of a liquid droplet on liquid nitrogenProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2010
- Designing materials to direct stem-cell fateNature, 2009
- Scaffold-free vascular tissue engineering using bioprintingBiomaterials, 2009
- Inkjet formation of unilamellar lipid vesicles for cell-like encapsulationLab on a Chip, 2009
- Nanostructured polymer scaffolds for tissue engineering and regenerative medicineWIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, 2009
- Macromolecular monomers for the synthesis of hydrogel niches and their application in cell encapsulation and tissue engineeringProgress in Polymer Science, 2008