Why choose 3D bioprinting?Part II:methods and bioprinters

摘要

Classification of 3D bioprinting As we mentioned in the last editorial,3D printing,also known as additive manufacturing,could be considered as the reverse process of potato cutting,automatically assembling sliced potato,shredded potato,diced potato to integrity[1].Generally speaking,cell-laden 3D bioprinting can be classified into three types:extrusion-based,droplet-based and photocuring-based bioprinting according to different printing principles.Extrusion-based bioprinting squeezes out continuous hydrogel fibers to set up structures;dropletbased bioprinting generates droplets as the basic unit for biofabrication;and photocuring-based bioprinting utilizes the characteristics of light-sensitive materials,to stack 3D models layer-by-layer.Different bioprinting approaches own diverse characteristics facing various scenarios and have specific requirements for bioinks.