04102nam 2200937z- 450 991055774870332120231214132820.0(CKB)5400000000045855(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/76656(EXLCZ)99540000000004585520202201d2021 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBiocomposite Inks for 3D PrintingBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20211 electronic resource (213 p.)3-0365-1738-3 3-0365-1737-5 Three-dimensional (3D) printing has evolved massively during the last years. The 3D printing technologies offer various advantages, including: i) tailor-made design, ii) rapid prototyping, and iii) manufacturing of complex structures. Importantly, 3D printing is currently finding its potential in tissue engineering, wound dressings, tissue models for drug testing, prosthesis, and biosensors, to name a few. One important factor is the optimized composition of inks that can facilitate the deposition of cells, fabrication of vascularized tissue and the structuring of complex constructs that are similar to functional organs. Biocomposite inks can include synthetic and natural polymers, such as poly (ε-caprolactone), polylactic acid, collagen, hyaluronic acid, alginate, nanocellulose, and may be complemented with cross-linkers to stabilize the constructs and with bioactive molecules to add functionality. Inks that contain living cells are referred to as bioinks and the process as 3D bioprinting. Some of the key aspects of the formulation of bioinks are, e.g., the tailoring of mechanical properties, biocompatibility and the rheological behavior of the ink which may affect the cell viability, proliferation, and cell differentiation.The current Special Issue emphasizes the bio-technological engineering of novel biocomposite inks for various 3D printing technologies, also considering important aspects in the production and use of bioinks.Information technology industriesbicsscbacteria biofabrication3D printingtissue engineeringprobiotic foodpine sawdustsoda ethanol pulpingnanocellulosecytotoxicityabsorptionwound dressingsbioprintingcellulosehydrogelphysical cross-linking3D bioprintingbiocomposite inktubular tissuetubular organbacterial nanocellulosecellulose nanofibrilscellulose nanocrystalsbioinkcollagenECMextracellular matrixbioinksbiomanufacturingbiocompositeforest-based MFCfibrilsadditive manufacturingartificial limbfused deposition modeling (FDM)biofabricationhydrogelsgrowth factor cocktailbioactive scaffoldprintabilitycarboxylated agarosefree-standinghuman nasal chondrocytesclinical translationalpolyhydroxyalkanoatesscaffoldsbiomedicinedrug deliveryvessel stentingcancer3D cell cultureCNFcancer stemnessInformation technology industriesCarrasco Garyedt1278408Carrasco GaryothBOOK9910557748703321Biocomposite Inks for 3D Printing3013232UNINA