Abstract

The State of the Art and Trends of Bioprinting

Wai Yee Yeong, Associate Professor at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University

Bioprinting is an emerging technology that allows the assembling of both living and non-living biological materials into an ideal complex layout for further tissue maturation. Bioprinting aims to produce engineered tissue or organ in a mechanized, organized, and optimized manner. Various biomaterials and techniques have been utilized to create biological constructs in different shapes, sizes and resolutions. In this talk, we present the current state of the art and the trends of bioprinting. Different freeform printing strategies were also systematically reviewed. The opportunities and outlook in 3D bioprinting are highlighted.