Dear Colleagues
3D bioprinting is becoming the principal choice in medical clinic drug testing and the development of innovative disease models given the possibility to create multi-compartmentalized structures. Innovative printing technologies, 4D models, and bio-inks are continuously emerging with superior resolution, versability and reproducibility to achieve high-throughput reliable results. The possibility of reconstructing functional biological structures with great accuracy from clinical images opens the way for personalized regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. New class of medical devices such as prostheses, catheters and scaffolds can be printed on-demand with customized shapes and using smart materials makes this technology at the forefront of clinical practice.
This special issue is focused on creating a collection of the latest advancements, trends and strategies in 3D and 4D bioprinting with a special focus on the latest biomimetic materials having controlled properties from the nanoscale to the microscale
A 3D bioprinted tumor model fabricated with gelatin/sodium alginate/decellularized extracellular matrix bioink
FeS2-incorporated 3D PCL scaffold improves new bone formation and neovascularization in a rat calvarial defect model
Multifunctional 3D platforms for rapid hemostasis and wound healing: Structural and functional prospects at biointerfaces
Bioprinting of hydrogel beads to engineer pancreatic tumor-stroma microtissues for drug screening
Meniscus heterogeneity and 3D-printed strategies for engineering anisotropic meniscus
Tissue-engineered edible bird’s nests (TeeBN)
3D-printed gradient scaffolds for osteochondral defects: Current status and perspectives
Machine learning boosts three-dimensional bioprinting
Functional materials of 3D bioprinting for wound dressings and skin tissue engineering applications: A review
Hydrogels for 3D bioprinting in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: Current progress and challenges
A sturgeon cartilage extracellular matrix-derived bioactive bioink for tissue engineering applications
3D-bioprinted cell-laden hydrogel with anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial activities for tracheal cartilage regeneration and restoration
Near-infrared controlled release of mesenchymal stem cells secretome from bioprinted graphene-based microbeads for nerve regeneration
Bioprinting of cell-laden protein-based hydrogels: From cartilage to bone tissue engineering