Three-dimensional printing of biological matters
Title: Three-dimensional printing of biological matters Authors: Ahmed Munaz Raja K. Vadivelu James St. John Matthew Barton Harshad Kamble Nam-Trung Nguyen Keywords: 3D bio-printing;3D positioning system;Bio-ink;3D scaffolds;Hydrogel;Organ construction Issue Date: 2016 Publisher: ĐHQGHN Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) printing of human tissues and organ has been an exciting research topic in the past three decades. However, existing technological and biological challenges still require a significant amount of research. The present review highlights these challenges and discusses their potential solu-tions such as mapping and converting a human organ onto a 3D virtual design, synchronizing the virtual design with the printing hardware. Moreover, the paper discusses in details recent advances in formu-lating bio-inks and challenges in tissue construction with or without scaffold. Next, the paper reviews fusion processes effecting vascula...