Main description:

This book provides current and emerging developments in bioprinting with respect to bioprinting technologies, bioinks, applications, and regulatory pathways. Topics covered include 3D bioprinting technologies, materials such as bioinks and bioink design, applications of bioprinting complex tissues, tissue and disease models, vasculature, and musculoskeletal tissue. The final chapter is devoted to clinical applications of bioprinting, including the safety, ethical, and regulatory aspects. This book serves as a go-to reference on bioprinting and is ideal for students, researchers and professionals, including those in academia, government, the medical industry, and healthcare.

Contents:

Chapter 1 - 3D Bioprinting Technologies.- Chapter 2 - Materials as Bioinks and Bioink Design.- Chapter 3 - Potential Clinical Applications of Three-Dimensional Bioprinting.- Chapter 4 - Bioprinting Vasculature.- Chapter 5 - 3D bioprinting in clinical cardiovascular medicine.- Chapter 6 - Understanding Cancer Cell Behavior Through 3D Printed Bone Microenvironments.- Chapter 7 - Three-Dimensional Bioprinting: Safety, Ethical and Regulatory Considerations.- Index.