Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (2): 271-276.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.02.018

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Three-dimensional bioprinting technology in tissue engineering

Shi Jing, Zhong Yu-min   

  1. Center of Imaging Diagnosis, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China
  • Received:2013-11-06 Online:2014-01-08 Published:2014-01-08
  • Contact: Zhong Yu-min, Center of Imaging Diagnosis, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China
  • About author:Shi Jing, M.D., Attending physician, Center of Imaging Diagnosis, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Three-dimensional bioprinting technology is the emerging technology in recent years, which is one of the branches of tissue engineering. The three-dimensional bioprinting technology has been used in the reproduction process of in vitro tissues and organs, which has achieved surprising outcomes.
OBJECTIVE: To review the three-dimensional bioprinting technology in terms of its principles, operating steps, relationships with tissue engineering, advantages and challenges, as well as clinical applications.
METHODS: The first author did a computer-aided retrieval of the PubMed database, CNKI database, and CQVIP database for articles relevant to three-dimensional bioprinting technology used in tissue engineering published between January 2000 and October 2000. The key words were “three-dimensional bioprinting, tissue engineering, rapid prototyping technology, scaffold materials, selective laser sintering, fuseddeposition modeling, stereolithography” in English and Chinese. Repetitive studies were excluded, and 52 of 79 related literatures were adopted in result analysis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Three-dimensional bioprinting technology is one of the branches of tissue engineering, which can build a virtual three-dimensional structure layer by layer under the computer-aided design technology, with the help of imaging data information (including CT and MRI). This technology has the advantages of high precision, high building speed, fabrication on demand, and also has the challenges in engineering mechanics and biological activities. In a word, it is a meaningful and promising technology in clinical application.



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杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松组织工程


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Key words: imaging, three-dimensional, tissue engineering, stents, magnetic resonance imaging, computer-aided design

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