The remarkable progress in 3D bioprinting is now allowing scientists to fabricate artificial tissues and organs that could one day be implanted into the human body. This series of reports offers an insight into some of the most exciting recent advances, many of which were originally published in the IOP Publishing journal Biofabrication.
Green bioprinting grows from tissue engineering
3D scaffolds laden with plant cells could improve the processing of naturally-sourced pharmaceutical compounds
Materials optimization: formulating bioinks for 3D printed constructs
Biofabrication teams consider material properties and identify promising blends to support tissue repair
New reports on biofabrication
Read article: Cotton yarn flexes its muscles
Cotton yarn flexes its muscles
Researchers make smart materials from ordinary cotton using a twisting and plying technique
Read article: Tailored implant surfaces could help direct immune response
Tailored implant surfaces could help direct immune response
Surface modification of orthopaedic implants can boost tissue regeneration, minimize infections and help direct the body’s immune response
Read article: Suction forces enable precise bioprinting
Suction forces enable precise bioprinting
Aspiration-assisted technique could be used in regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and the creation of “organs-on-a-chip” for drug testing and disease modelling
Read article: Precision scaffolds tailor biomaterials to promote wound healing
Precision scaffolds tailor biomaterials to promote wound healing
Box-shaped 3D tissue scaffolds cause human macrophages to switch into a pro-healing type, for use in biomaterial-based wound dressings
Read article: Cells thrive in blood-based bioink
Cells thrive in blood-based bioink
3D bioprinted structures made with human platelet-derived bioink are particularly hospitable to cells, promoting proliferation without the need for animal products
Biofabrication
Biofabrication is a world-leading specialist journal, publishing cutting-edge research regarding the use of cells, proteins, biological materials and biomaterials as building blocks to manufacture biological systems and/or therapeutic products.
Research highlights from IOPscience
Mao Mao et al 2018 Biofabrication 10 025008
Read on IOPscienceShengli Mi et al 2018 Biofabrication 10 025010
Read on IOPscienceMarta Alonso-Nocelo et al 2018 Biofabrication 10 035004
Read more on IOPscienceJanna C Nawroth et al 2018 Biofabrication 10 025004
Read on IOPscienceN V Mekhileri et al 2018 Biofabrication 10 024103
Read on IOPscienceWei Long Ng et al 2018 Biofabrication 10 025005
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Can we print human body parts?
Luiz Bertassoni explains how organs can be produced using 3D printers
Creating human organs on chips
Futuristic technology could lead to personalized medicine
Electrical waves travel through bioengineered tissue
Genetically modified cells could provide insights into heart disease and lead to biological computers
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