Recent advances in bioprinting techniques: Approaches, applications and future prospects

Journal of Translational Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Li, Jipeng ^a   Chen, Mingjiao ^a   Fan, Xianqun ^a   Zhou, Huifang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

3D bioprinting; Artificial organs; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOCERAMICS; BIOMATERIAL; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; HYDROXYAPATITE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SILICON DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART; ARTIFICIAL LIVER; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; ARTIFICIAL SKIN; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOPRINTING; BLOOD VESSEL; BONE; CELL VIABILITY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; INKJET BASED BIOPRINTING; LASER ASSISTED BIOPRINTING; MECHANICS; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PRESSURE ASSISTED BIOPRINTING; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING; ANIMAL; LASER; MATERIALS TESTING; PRESSURE; PROCEDURES; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TRENDS;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOPRINTING; HUMANS; LASERS; MATERIALS TESTING; PRESSURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84988637921     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12967-016-1028-0     Document Type: Article

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