Foreword; References; Contents; Contributors; Part I Biological Freeform Fabrication; 1 3D On-Demand Bioprinting for the Creation of Engineered Tissues; Part II Ink Jet Approaches; 2 Reconstruction of Biological Three-Dimensional Tissues: Bioprinting and Biofabrication Using Inkjet Technology; 3 Piezoelectric Inkjet Printing of Cells and Biomaterials; Part III Modified Laser Induced Forward Transfer (LIFT) Approaches; 4 Laser-Induced Forward Transfer: A Laser-Based Technique for Biomolecules Printing; 5 Biological Laser Printing (BioLP) for High Resolution Cell Deposition
Summary
Cell and organ printing has become a hot topic of scientific pursuit. Since several early publications between 2000-2003 that demonstrated proof-of-concept, cell and organ printing has blossomed into a rich area for scientific exploration that is being performed by researchers across the globe. Research has thoroughly demonstrated that living cells can be printed via a number of actuations including electrospray, extrusion via micropens and ejection through photothermal, thermal or optical mechanisms. This topic has come of age and it is ripe for exploring the underpinnings of the research to
