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3D biofabrication strategies for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

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Bajaj, Piyush, Schweller, Ryan M., Khademhosseini, Ali, West, Jennifer L., Bashir, Rashid·2014·Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

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Over the past several decades, there has been an ever-increasing demand for organ transplants. However, there is a severe shortage of donor organs, and as a result of the increasing demand, the gap between supply and demand continues to widen. A potential solution to this problem is to grow or fabricate organs using biomaterial scaffolds and a person's own cells. Although the realization of this solution has been limited, the development of new biofabrication approaches has made it more realistic. This review provides an overview of natural and synthetic biomaterials that have been used for organ/tissue development. It then discusses past and current biofabrication techniques, with a brief explanation of the state of the art. Finally, the review highlights the need for combining vascularization strategies with current biofabrication techniques. Given the multitude of applications of biofabrication technologies, from organ/tissue development to drug discovery/screening to development of complex in vitro models of human diseases, these manufacturing technologies can have a significant impact on the future of medicine and health care.

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Authors
Bajaj, P., Schweller, R. M., Khademhosseini, A., West, J. L., & Bashir, R.
Affiliations
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory (US)
  • Duke University (US)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
Corresponding author
Bashir, Rashid
Venue
Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering
Published
2014-07-11
Volume
16
Issue
1
Pages
247-276
ISSN
  • 1523-9829 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-4274
OpenAlex
W2171784501
Cited by
632
References
174
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (0939511)
  • Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems (0939511, CBET0939511))
  • National Institutes of Health (EB02597, 0939511, CBET 0939511)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (F32HL120650)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R01AI081534, AI081534)
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (AR057837, R01AR057837)
  • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (EB02597)
  • Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET-0939511, 0939511)
  • Medical Research and Materiel Command
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Medicine › Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
Keywords
tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, biomaterial scaffolds, natural biomaterials, synthetic biomaterials, vascularization, in vitro disease model
MeSH terms
Animals, Biocompatible Materials, Cell Differentiation, Disease Models, Animal, Equipment Design, Freeze Drying, Gases, Humans, Light, Materials Testing, Solvents, Stem Cells, Organ Transplantation, Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Scaffolds

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