Bioprinting : principles and applications / Chee Kai Chua, Wai Yee Yeong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

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Chua, Chee Kai [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New Jersey : World Scientific, [2015]
Description
xxiv, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    "At labs around the world, researchers have been experimenting with bioprinting, first just to see whether it was possible to push cells through a printhead without killing them (in most cases it is), and then trying to make cartilage, bone, skin, blood vessels, small bits of liver and other tissues. There are other ways to try to “engineer” tissue — one involves creating a scaffold out of plastics or other materials and adding cells to it. In theory, at least, a bioprinter has advantages in manipulating control of the placement of cells and other components to mimic natural structures. But just as the claims made for 3-D printing technology sometimes exceed the reality, the field of bioprinting has seen its share of hype. The reality is that, although bioprinting researchers have made great strides, there are many formidable obstacles to overcome. Nobody who has any credibility claims they can print organs, or believes in their heart of hearts that that will happen in the next 20 years, but for operations like hip replacement, advance in Bio-printing has made customization of certain body parts possible."--Publisher's website.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction to tissue engineering
    • Scaffolds for tissue engineering
    • Bioprinting techniques
    • Material for bioprinting
    • Cell sources for bioprinting
    • Three-dimensional cell culture
    • Computational design and simulation
    • Applications of bioprinting : challenges and potential.
    ISBN
    • 9789814612104 ((hardbound ; : alk. paper))
    • 9814612103 ((hardbound ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2014039251
    OCLC
    880758484
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