High Resolution 3D Printing for Biomedical Applications
Aleksandr Ovsianikov,
Professor, Additive Manufacturing Technologies,
Technische Universität Wien
3D printing opens exciting perspectives for the engineering of biomimetic 3D cell culture matrices, from classical scaffolds to cell-containing hydrogels. In this context, multi-photon lithography (MPL) represents an outstanding set of methods offering high spatial resolution, unmatched by other 3D printing approaches. An increasing portfolio of available materials enables utilization of the versatile capabilities of MPL, from producing complex volumetric 3D structures by means of cross-linking, to creating void patters within hydrogels already containing living cells. In this contribution, our recent progress on MPL for biomedical applications and the development of according materials will be presented.
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