TY - CHAP
T1 - 3D-fiber deposition for tissue engineering and organ printing applications
AU - Fedorovich, N. E.
AU - Moroni, L.
AU - Malda, J.
AU - Alblas, J.
AU - Van Blitterswijk, C. A.
AU - Dhert, W. J.A.
PY - 2010/12/1
Y1 - 2010/12/1
N2 - Scaffold manufacturing technologies are moving towards systems that combine a precise control over scaffold 3-dimensional (3D) architecture with incorporation of cells in the fabrication process. A rapid prototyping technology, termed 3D-fiber deposition, generates 3D scaffolds that can satisfy these requirements, while maintaining a completely open porosity that can reduce nutrient diffusion limitations. This extrusion-based technique is effective in fabrication of porous thermoplastic scaffolds that function as instructive templates for seeded cells and can also be used to build viable tissue equivalents by layered deposition of cell-laden hydrogels. Therefore, this technology could accelerate and improve the assembly and functionality of tissue-engineered constructs.
AB - Scaffold manufacturing technologies are moving towards systems that combine a precise control over scaffold 3-dimensional (3D) architecture with incorporation of cells in the fabrication process. A rapid prototyping technology, termed 3D-fiber deposition, generates 3D scaffolds that can satisfy these requirements, while maintaining a completely open porosity that can reduce nutrient diffusion limitations. This extrusion-based technique is effective in fabrication of porous thermoplastic scaffolds that function as instructive templates for seeded cells and can also be used to build viable tissue equivalents by layered deposition of cell-laden hydrogels. Therefore, this technology could accelerate and improve the assembly and functionality of tissue-engineered constructs.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-90-481-9145-1_13
DO - 10.1007/978-90-481-9145-1_13
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84900268933
SN - 9789048191444
SP - 225
EP - 239
BT - Cell and Organ Printing
PB - Springer Netherlands
ER -