3D printing of functional microrobots

J Li, M Pumera - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
3D printing (also called “additive manufacturing” or “rapid prototyping”) is able to translate
computer-aided and designed virtual 3D models into 3D tangible constructs/objects through …

Polymers for 3D printing and customized additive manufacturing

SC Ligon, R Liska, J Stampfl, M Gurr… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Additive manufacturing (AM) alias 3D printing translates computer-aided design (CAD)
virtual 3D models into physical objects. By digital slicing of CAD, 3D scan, or tomography …

Functional and biomimetic materials for engineering of the three-dimensional cell microenvironment

G Huang, F Li, X Zhao, Y Ma, Y Li, M Lin, G Jin… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The cell microenvironment has emerged as a key determinant of cell behavior and function
in development, physiology, and pathophysiology. The extracellular matrix (ECM) within the …

Engineered materials for organoid systems

MJ Kratochvil, AJ Seymour, TL Li, SP Paşca… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Organoids are 3D cell culture systems that mimic some of the structural and functional
characteristics of an organ. Organoid cultures provide the opportunity to study organ-level …

[HTML][HTML] Advancing bioinks for 3D bioprinting using reactive fillers: A review

S Heid, AR Boccaccini - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
The growing demand for personalized implants and tissue scaffolds requires advanced
biomaterials and processing strategies for the fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) …

The upcoming 3D-printing revolution in microfluidics

N Bhattacharjee, A Urrios, S Kang, A Folch - Lab on a Chip, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
In the last two decades, the vast majority of microfluidic systems have been built in poly
(dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) by soft lithography, a technique based on PDMS micromolding. A …

Manufacturing of hydrogel biomaterials with controlled mechanical properties for tissue engineering applications

A Vedadghavami, F Minooei, MH Mohammadi… - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Hydrogels have been recognized as crucial biomaterials in the field of tissue engineering,
regenerative medicine, and drug delivery applications due to their specific characteristics …

Photoresponsive biomaterials for targeted drug delivery and 4D cell culture

ER Ruskowitz, CA DeForest - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Biological signalling is regulated through a complex and tightly choreographed interplay
between cells and their extracellular matrix. The spatiotemporal control of these interactions …

Guiding lights: tissue bioprinting using photoactivated materials

M Lee, R Rizzo, F Surman, M Zenobi-Wong - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Photoactivated materials have found widespread use in biological and medical applications
and are playing an increasingly important role in the nascent field of three-dimensional (3D) …

Deconstructing the third dimension–how 3D culture microenvironments alter cellular cues

BM Baker, CS Chen - Journal of cell science, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Much of our understanding of the biological mechanisms that underlie cellular functions,
such as migration, differentiation and force-sensing has been garnered from studying cells …