3D printing of physical organ models: recent developments and challenges

Z Jin, Y Li, K Yu, L Liu, J Fu, X Yao, A Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Physical organ models are the objects that replicate the patient‐specific anatomy and have
played important roles in modern medical diagnosis and disease treatment. 3D printing, as a …

An overview on image-based and scanner-based 3D modeling technologies

S Verykokou, C Ioannidis - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Advances in the scientific fields of photogrammetry and computer vision have led to the
development of automated multi-image methods that solve the problem of 3D reconstruction …

3D-bioprinted cancer-on-a-chip: level-up organotypic in vitro models

MV Monteiro, YS Zhang, VM Gaspar, JF Mano - Trends in biotechnology, 2022 - cell.com
Combinatorial conjugation of organ-on-a-chip platforms with additive manufacturing
technologies is rapidly emerging as a disruptive approach for upgrading cancer-on-a-chip …

Current advancements in the development of bionic organs using regenerative medicine and 3D tissue engineering

DK Shanmugam, SC Anitha, V Souresh… - Materials …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Bio-artificial organs, commonly referred to as bionic organs, are artificial structures that
perform the same functions as natural organs. In regenerative medicine, damaged organs …

Bioartificial livers: a review of their design and manufacture

K Tuerxun, J He, I Ibrahim, Z Yusupu, A Yasheng… - …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rapidly progressive disease with high morbidity and mortality
rates. Liver transplantation and artificial liver (AL) support systems, such as ALs and …

Bionic organs: Shear forces reduce pancreatic islet and mammalian cell viability during the process of 3D bioprinting

M Klak, P Kowalska, T Dobrzański, G Tymicki… - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: 3D bioprinting is the future of constructing functional organs. Creating a
bioactive scaffold with pancreatic islets presents many challenges. The aim of this paper is …

Bioprinted 3D bionic scaffolds with pancreatic islets as a new therapy for type 1 diabetes—analysis of the results of preclinical studies on a mouse model

M Klak, M Wszoła, A Berman, A Filip… - Journal of Functional …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recently, tissue engineering, including 3D bioprinting of the pancreas, has acquired clinical
significance and has become an outstanding potential method of customized treatment for …

The rise of mechanical metamaterials: Auxetic constructs for skin wound healing

Ó Lecina-Tejero, MÁ Pérez… - Journal of Tissue …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Auxetic materials are known for their unique ability to expand/contract in multiple directions
when stretched/compressed. In other words, they exhibit a negative Poisson's ratio, which is …

Navigating Neurotoxicity and Safety Assessment of Nanocarriers for Brain Delivery: Evaluation Models and Insights

MI Teixeira, CM Lopes, MH Amaral, PC Costa - Acta Biomaterialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanomedicine, an area which uses nanomaterials for theragnostic purposes, is advancing
rapidly, particularly in the detection and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The …

Stem cells as a source of pancreatic cells for production of 3D bioprinted bionic pancreas in the treatment of type 1 diabetes

M Wszoła, D Nitarska, P Cywoniuk, M Gomółka, M Klak - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is the third most common autoimmune disease which develops due
to genetic and environmental risk factors. Often, intensive insulin therapy is insufficient, and …