3D Bioprinting

3.6. Summary

This chapter discussed the bioink materials used in 3D bioprinting technology, including hydrogels, microcarriers, dECM, and cell aggregates, and presented a detailed comparative evaluation of these bioink materials under various performance metrics. Future efforts in the evolution of bioink materials need to bring about solutions that will strengthen mechanical properties to stabilize bioprinted constructs, provide biological compounds to allow better cellular interactions, and facilitate an appropriate environment to generate physiologically relevant, functional tissues that are vascularized and can be engrafted with the host tissue after implantation. The abovementioned issues are some of the major reasons that researchers are ...