4D printing in biomedical engineering: Advancements, challenges, and future directions

M Ramezani, Z Mohd Ripin - Journal of functional biomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
4D printing has emerged as a transformative technology in the field of biomedical
engineering, offering the potential for dynamic, stimuli-responsive structures with …

3D tissue and organ printing—hope and reality

A Shapira, T Dvir - Advanced Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Three‐dimensional (3D) bioprinting is an emerging, groundbreaking strategy in
tissue engineering, allowing the fabrication of living constructs with an unprecedented …

3D bioprinting: from benches to translational applications

MA Heinrich, W Liu, A Jimenez, J Yang, A Akpek, X Liu… - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last decades, the fabrication of 3D tissues has become commonplace in tissue
engineering and regenerative medicine. However, conventional 3D biofabrication …

Three-dimensional bioprinting and tissue fabrication: prospects for drug discovery and regenerative medicine

VK Lee, G Dai - Advanced Health Care Technologies, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Bioprinting technology has emerged as a powerful tool for building tissue and organ
structures for drug discovery and regenerative medicine applications. In general, bioprinting …

Responsive biomaterials for 3D bioprinting: A review

Z Fu, L Ouyang, R Xu, Y Yang, W Sun - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting enables a controlled deposition of cells,
biomaterials, and biological compounds (ie, bioinks) to build complex 3D biological models …

Tissue-specific engineering: 3D bioprinting in regenerative medicine

Z Wang, W Kapadia, C Li, F Lin, RF Pereira… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite its complexity, the human body is composed of only four basic tissue types, namely
epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous tissues. Notably, each tissue is an assemblage …

From 3D printing to 3D bioprinting: the material properties of polymeric material and its derived bioink for achieving tissue specific architectures

NE Vrana, S Gupta, K Mitra, AA Rizvanov… - Cell and tissue …, 2022 - Springer
The application of 3D printing technologies fields for biological tissues, organs, and cells in
the context of medical and biotechnology applications requires a significant amount of …

4D printing for Biomedical Applications

E Yarali, MJ Mirzaali, A Ghalayaniesfahani… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 4D (bio‐) printing endows 3D printed (bio‐) materials with multiple functionalities
and dynamic properties. 4D printed materials have been recently used in biomedical …

[HTML][HTML] Smart implants: 4D-printed shape-morphing scaffolds for medical implantation

G Qu, J Huang, G Gu, Z Li, X Wu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Biomedical implants have recently shown excellent application potential in tissue repair and
replacement. Applying three-dimensional (3D) printing to implant scaffold fabrication can …

4D bioprinting for biomedical applications

B Gao, Q Yang, X Zhao, G Jin, Y Ma, F Xu - Trends in biotechnology, 2016 - cell.com
3D bioprinting has been developed to effectively and rapidly pattern living cells and
biomaterials, aiming to create complex bioconstructs. However, placing biocompatible …