3D printing and bioprinting has witnessed a phenomal rise in the fields of tissue engineering and regeneraive medicine over the past few years. Additive manufacturing techniques offer researchers a unique toolset to recapitulate the spatial complexity and heterogeneity of native tissue at both nano and micro scale. More importantly, it allows researchers to combine multiple elements - matrix proteins, cells, biomolecules - in a single construct in precise patterns to develop relevant in vitro models. In 2019 alone, over a 1000 citations involving 3D printing can be found. However, due to the nascent nature of this field, every research lab has developed their own specalized bioinks that are printable under specialized conditions using either custom-made or commercially available 3D printers. Consequently, this has led to the existence of a massive knowledge base regarding 3D printable materials and their printing conditions, scattered across several journal articles and under different topics. This poses a challenge for researchers who wish to apply new, or established 3D printing techniques, and want a reliable source of information regarding 3D printing conditions.
Thus, we have developed a public repository/database of articles involving 3D printing in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine that is easily searchable by any user who wishes to enter this field. This database is free for use, and is aimed at systematically collating the complex set of parameters that dictate material 3D printing.
Additionally, this database would be best served by the cpontinuous addition of new information. We have created an open survey that allows users to enter their published information regarding their 3D printing and bioprinting conditions, which would then be added to this database. Please note that the current database is limited only to extrusion-based 3D printing. We are working on a database for other printing techniques. Thank you for your patience!
Select a material below to view all associated publications, printing conditions, and heat maps to help visualize the 3D printing parameter space.
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