Biofabrication: Reappraising the definition of an evolving field
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2016-01-08
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Groll, Jürgen
Boland, Thomas
Blunk, Torsten
Burdick, Jason A.
Cho, Dong Woo
Dalton, Paul D.
Derby, Brian
Forgacs, Gabor
Li, Qing
Mironov, Vladimir A.
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Abstract
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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Bioassembly, Biofabrication, Bioprinting, Definition, Biotechnology, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Journal Article, Review
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Groll, J, Boland, T, Blunk, T, Burdick, J A, Cho, D W, Dalton, P D, Derby, B, Forgacs, G, Li, Q, Mironov, V A, Moroni, L, Nakamura, M, Shu, W, Takeuchi, S, Vozzi, G, Woodfield, T B F, Xu, T, Yoo, J J & Malda, J 2016, 'Biofabrication : Reappraising the definition of an evolving field', Biofabrication, vol. 8, no. 1, 013001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1758-5090/8/1/013001