Dear Colleagues: 

The recent advances in the enabling techniques of bioprinting and innovative formulations of biomaterials have opened more opportunities in the general bioengineering field. Bioprinting has been defined as the computer-aided process of producing bioengineered constructs composed of living and nonliving materials, mimicking tissues or organs with high throughput and reproducibility. This process started as a critical enabling approach for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine and has evolved into a mature research field. 3D bioprinting has served as a general biotechnology for processing biomaterials and living materials into advanced biosystems towards in vitro and in vivo applications. This emerging technology can transform the existing design and manufacturing processes. A wide range of three-dimensional (3D) structures and geometries can be fabricated using different materials, such as metals, polymers, ceramics, and fiber-reinforced composites.

In this Special Issue, “3D Bioprinting for Materials and Application”, we aim to highlight the most recent advances in the 3D bioprinting of biomaterials for biological applications, and promote the development of 3D printing continuously and offer a platform to the research community to address the most outstanding advances in this field. In summary, we encourage all manuscript submissions that involve 3D printing and a subject of matter in biomaterials and application as within the scope of this Special Issue.