Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, CanadaBioprinting; Tissue engineering; Biofabrication; Tissue modeling
Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Division of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan
He leads the Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG) to develop scaffold-guided tissue engineering for treating tissue/organ injuries and combating infectious diseases.
Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE), the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME)
He has received the USask Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeAdditive manufacturing; 3D printing; 3D bioprinting; Artificial Intelligence; Machine learning
Dr Sing Swee Leong joins the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NUS, as an Assistant Professor in August 2021. Prior to joining NUS, he was a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Singapore Centre for 3D Printing, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, after receiving the prestigious fellowship in 2020. Swee Leong was named a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate in 2024, 2023, and 2022. In 2022, he was also awarded the Young Professional Award by ASTM International for his work in additive manufacturing and contribution in standard development for the field. As a scientist and innovator, Swee Leong’s interest is enabling material development and creating strategic and sustainable values for Industry 4.0 and beyond through the use and integration of advanced manufacturing. He is actively involved in inter-disciplinary research.
Dear Colleagues,
Three-dimensional (3D) Bioprinting, complemented by biomaterials and cell technologies, holds significant promise in creating scaffolds or constructs to address critical challenges in tissue engineering and disease modeling. Also, 3D bioprinting is transforming the food industry by providing personalized and tailored nutrition and drugs for better health and well-being. The special issue aims to compile original and review articles of superior quality, showcasing cutting-edge 3D bioprinting, biomaterials and edible ingredients, and bioprinted constructs, with applications to tissue engineering, disease modeling, precision nutrition/drugs, and/or exploration of fundamental inquiries in the fields of biomedical engineering and food industry.
Topics include, but not limited to, 3D bioprinting and its innovation, specialized biomaterials/ingredients and bioinks, design and fabrication of constructs for tissue engineering and food printing, bioreactors for cell or food culture, precision nutrition, advanced imaging technologies for construct imaging and characterization, as well as the aforementioned topics enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI).
From cell to organ: The technical challenges in two-photon polymerization for biomedical engineering
Bioprinting and in vitro characterization of alginate-gelatin constructs incorporating human umbilical vein endothelial cells for potential cardiac tissue engineering