Tissue Science and Regenerative Medicine

Bio printing of Tissues and Organs

Bio printing is the utilization of 3D printing and 3D printing–like techniques to combine cells, growth factors, and biomaterials to fabricate tissue-like structures that are later used in medical and tissue engineering fields.  Bioprinting utilizes a wide range of biomaterials.  Currently 3D bio-printing is used for the printing of scaffolds which is used to regenerate joints and ligaments.  Bio imaging is often used to gain information on the 3-D structure of the observed specimen from the outside, i.e. without physical interference.