Population ageing and various diseases have increased the demand for bone grafts in
recent decades. Bone tissue engineering (BTE) using a three-dimensional (3D) scaffold …

Anatomical complications of the craniofacial regions often present considerable challenges
to the surgical repair or replacement of the damaged tissues. Surgical repair has its own set …

Methods: The authors conducted a systematic review following PRISMA guidelines to query
PubMed, Embase, Cochrane library and ProQuest electronic databases. Mesh combinations …

BACKGROUND: In recent years, three-dimensional (3D)-printing of tissue-engineered
cartilaginous scaffolds is intended to close the surgical gap and provide bio-printed tissue …

Despite notable advances in extrusion-based 3D bioprinting, it remains a challenge to
create a clinically-sized cellular construct using extrusion-based 3D printing due to long …

Three-dimensional (3D) printing offers the unprecedented ability to create medical devices
with complex architectures matched to the patient's anatomy. However, the development of …

Plastic surgery is a broad field, including maxillofacial surgery, skin flaps and grafts,
liposuction and body contouring, breast surgery, and facial cosmetic procedures. Due to the …

Surgeons need to understand the effects of the nasal cartilage on facial morphology, the
function of both soft tissues and hard tissues and nasal function when performing nasal …

This study demonstrates a cost-effective portable fabrication system for 3D printing complex
structures from polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). Material development and characterisation …

Critical-sized bone defects resulting from trauma, inflammation, and tumor resections are
individual in their size and shape. Implants for the treatment of such defects have to consider …