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Laser-based 3D cell printing for tissue engineering

  • Lothar Koch EMAIL logo , Andrea Deiwick and Boris Chichkov
Published/Copyright: November 12, 2014
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Abstract

Currently, different 3D printing techniques are investigated for printing biomaterials and living cells. An ambitious aim is the printing of fully functional tissue or organs. Furthermore, for manifold applications in biomedical research and in testing of pharmaceuticals or cosmetics, printed tissue could be a new method, partly substituting test animals. Here we describe a laser-based printing technique applied for the arrangement of vital cells in two and three-dimensional patterns and for tissue engineering. First printed tissue, tested in vitro and in vivo, and printing of cell patterns for investigating cell-cell interactions are presented.


Corresponding author: Lothar Koch, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. Nanotechnology Department, Hollerithallee 8, D-30419 Hannover, Germany, Phone: +49 511 2788-256, Fax: +49 511 2788-100, E-mail: , Internet: www.lzh.de

Acknowledgments

The studies described here have been supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, SFB TransRegio 37, REBIRTH Cluster of Excellence (Exc62/1), and by Land Niedersachsen and Volkswagenstiftung in the Biofabrication for NIFE project.

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Received: 2014-5-6
Accepted: 2014-10-15
Published Online: 2014-11-12
Published in Print: 2014-12-1

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