Patterned Tissue Precursors Microcontact Printed from Shape-Changing Hydrogel Stamps

摘要

This simple microcontact printing method can be used to form the diverse building blocks required for building robust multilayered tissues that are complex in architecture. As a result, thicker tissue grafts formed in vitro may be possible for organ repair or replacement by incorporating support structures such as vascularization. Future work includes sequential printing of three-dimensional tissues of multiple cell types.