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Biofabrication: reappraising the definition of an evolving field

2016; IOP Publishing; Volume: 8; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1088/1758-5090/8/1/013001

ISSN

1758-5090

Autores

Jürgen Gröll, Thomas Boland, Torsten Blunk, Jason A. Burdick, Dong‐Woo Cho, Paul D. Dalton, Brian Derby, Gabor Forgács, Qing Li, Vladimir Mironov, Lorenzo Moroni, Makoto Nakamura, Wenmiao Shu, Shoji Takeuchi, Giovanni Vozzi, Tim B. F. Woodfield, Tao Xu, James J. Yoo, Jos Malda,

Tópico(s)

Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Resumo

Biofabrication is an evolving research field that has recently received significant attention. In particular, the adoption of Biofabrication concepts within the field of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine has grown tremendously, and has been accompanied by a growing inconsistency in terminology. This article aims at clarifying the position of Biofabrication as a research field with a special focus on its relation to and application for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. Within this context, we propose a refined working definition of Biofabrication, including Bioprinting and Bioassembly as complementary strategies within Biofabrication.

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