TY - BOOK ID - 137176822 TI - Biocomposite Inks for 3D Printing PY - 2021 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - bacteria biofabrication KW - 3D printing KW - tissue engineering KW - probiotic food KW - pine sawdust KW - soda ethanol pulping KW - nanocellulose KW - cytotoxicity KW - absorption KW - wound dressings KW - bioprinting KW - cellulose KW - hydrogel KW - physical cross-linking KW - 3D bioprinting KW - biocomposite ink KW - tubular tissue KW - tubular organ KW - bacterial nanocellulose KW - cellulose nanofibrils KW - cellulose nanocrystals KW - bioink KW - collagen KW - ECM KW - extracellular matrix KW - bioinks KW - biomanufacturing KW - biocomposite KW - forest-based MFC KW - fibrils KW - additive manufacturing KW - artificial limb KW - fused deposition modeling (FDM) KW - biofabrication KW - hydrogels KW - growth factor cocktail KW - bioactive scaffold KW - printability KW - carboxylated agarose KW - free-standing KW - human nasal chondrocytes KW - clinical translational KW - polyhydroxyalkanoates KW - scaffolds KW - biomedicine KW - drug delivery KW - vessel stenting KW - cancer KW - 3D cell culture KW - CNF KW - cancer stemness KW - n/a UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137176822 AB - Three-dimensional (3D) printing has evolved massively during the last years. The 3D printing technologies offer various advantages, including: i) tailor-made design, ii) rapid prototyping, and iii) manufacturing of complex structures. Importantly, 3D printing is currently finding its potential in tissue engineering, wound dressings, tissue models for drug testing, prosthesis, and biosensors, to name a few. One important factor is the optimized composition of inks that can facilitate the deposition of cells, fabrication of vascularized tissue and the structuring of complex constructs that are similar to functional organs. Biocomposite inks can include synthetic and natural polymers, such as poly (ε-caprolactone), polylactic acid, collagen, hyaluronic acid, alginate, nanocellulose, and may be complemented with cross-linkers to stabilize the constructs and with bioactive molecules to add functionality. Inks that contain living cells are referred to as bioinks and the process as 3D bioprinting. Some of the key aspects of the formulation of bioinks are, e.g., the tailoring of mechanical properties, biocompatibility and the rheological behavior of the ink which may affect the cell viability, proliferation, and cell differentiation.The current Special Issue emphasizes the bio-technological engineering of novel biocomposite inks for various 3D printing technologies, also considering important aspects in the production and use of bioinks. ER -