Plant Bioprinting: Novel Perspective For Plant Biotechnology

Bioprinting is a technical innovation that has revolutionized tissue engineering. Using conventional printer cartridges filled with cells as well as a suitable scaffold, major advances have been made in the biomedical field, and it is now possible to print skin, bones, blood vessels, and even organs...

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Published inJournal of plant development Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 135 - 141
Main Authors Wicaksono, Adhityo, Teixeira, Jaime A, Silva, Da
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Iasi Universitatea "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" 01.12.2015
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
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biomaterial
bioprinting
micropropagation
plant biotechnology
tissue engineering
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Summary:Bioprinting is a technical innovation that has revolutionized tissue engineering. Using conventional printer cartridges filled with cells as well as a suitable scaffold, major advances have been made in the biomedical field, and it is now possible to print skin, bones, blood vessels, and even organs. Unlike animal systems, the application of bioprinting in simple plant tissue cells is still in a nascent phase and has yet to be studied. One major advantage of plants is that all living parts are reprogrammable in the form of totipotent cells. Plant bioprinting may improve scientists'understanding of plant shape and morphogenesis, and could serve for the mass production of desired tissues or plants, or even the production of plant-based biomaterial for industrial uses. This perspectives paper explores these possibilities using knowledge on what is known about bioprinting in other biosystems.
ISSN:2065-3158
2066-9917