3D Printing and Biomaterials for Biomedical Application

Dear Colleagues,

The field of 3D printing or additive manufacturing has considerably evolved in the last five years, with a special focus on biomedical use. The healthcare system has been revolutionized by the manufacture of various prostheses and surgical instruments, and the bioprinting of tissue and living scaffolds.

In this context, this Special Issue will be dedicated to the recent advancements in biomaterial 3D printing for biomedical applications. Polymers, hydrogels, or bio-inks have the ability to rapidly induce 3D structures with adequate mechanical stability, biocompatibility, biodegradability (if needed), biomimetic character, and potential drug release control of various biological active molecules. The most common type of biomaterials are polymers in different forms, such as solid filaments for fused deposition modelling (FDM) printing, resin solutions for stereolithography (SLA), and powder for selective laser sintering (SLS). Bio-inks are mixtures of cells, bioactive molecules and biomaterials (gels, biopolymers for, i.e.) capable of producing engineered live tissue using 3D printing technology (bioprinting).

The following topics are considered: 3D-printed biomaterials by FDM/FFF, biomaterials processing by SLA/SLS/DLP, bio-inks, and 3D-bioprinted materials, advanced on organ on-a-chip by 3D printing.

It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers and reviews are all welcome

Prof. Dr. Catalin Zaharia
Dr. Ionut-Cristian Radu
Guest Editors

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