Potential Clinical Applications of Three-Dimensional Bioprinting

Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting aims to construct complex personalized living tissues mimicking the native tissues. This chapter presents the current advances in 3D bioprinting. Available evidence revealed promising results in potential applications for the regeneration of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, dermal, and neural tissues. These applications comprise a developing field. However, there are still barriers that hamper further expansion of this technology. Such challenges involve the reliable mechanical properties, size limitations, integration of transplanted grafts, and safeguarding of safety throughout the process of 3D printing and resulting constructs.

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