Synthetic Polymers for Organ 3D Printing

• Published in: Polymers Vol. 12; no. 8; p. 1765
• Main Authors: Liu, Fan, Wang, Xiaohong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 07.08.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: 3-D printers; Additive manufacturing; Biocompatibility; Biodegradability; Biomedical materials; Degradation; Growth factors; Hydrogels; Ink jet printers; Mechanical properties; Neural networks; Nozzles; Polymers; Rapid prototyping; Review; Stability; Stem cells; Three dimensional models; Three dimensional printing; Tissue engineering; Transplants & implants; rapid prototyping (RP); organ manufacturing; three-dimensional (3D) printing; regenerative medicine; implantable bioartificial organs; synthetic polymers

Three-dimensional (3D) printing, known as the most promising approach for bioartificial organ manufacturing, has provided unprecedented versatility in delivering multi-functional cells along with other biomaterials with precise control of their locations in space. The constantly emerging 3D printing...