Conveners
S25 In situ bioprinting
- Giovanni Vozzi (UNlPl, Pisa,ltaly)
- Giovanni Gonnella (Trinity college Dublin)
Bioprinting offers several advantages over traditional tissue engineering methods for creating scaffolds used in organ and tissue regeneration, primarily due to its precise and controlled processing of biomaterials. However, this techniqueโreferred to as in vitro bioprintingโfaces significant challenges when applied clinically. These include difficulties in scaffold handling, contamination...
Introduction:
Osteochondral (OC) lesions to the knee represent a major burden from a societal and economic point of view, affecting young and active patients and predisposing them to develop post-traumatic osteoarthritis. Current treatments include marrow stimulation, autografts, and cell-based therapies; however, they all suffer from several limitations, including availability, cost and...
Introduction
Chronic wounds are skin lesions that fail to heal naturally or through basic care. Pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers and some oncologic and burn wounds present an open gateway for infections to attack the body [1]. Contributing to this scenario, often the patients have only one shot at reparative surgery, due to previous complications and/or the requirement of extended...
Introduction
Skin regeneration, especially in large wounds, remains a clinical challenge due to the limited healing capacity of human skin.1 In situ bioprinting enables targeted tissue reconstruction by directly depositing bioinks onto injury sites, supporting the development of personalized regenerative therapies.2 For effective skin regeneration through in situ bioprinting, bioinks must...
The field of bioprinting has experienced significant progress in recent years, particularly with the development of methods that enable in-situ bioprinting. Reliable in-situ bioink deposition requires accounting for physiological movements, as even under anesthesia, the body can still move due to breathing or involuntary movements. These motions can interfere with the quality of the printed...
Introduction
Light-based biofabrication techniques have revolutionized the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.[1] Specifically, the projection of structured light, where the spatial distribution of light is controlled at both macro- and micro-scale, has enabled precise fabrication of complex three-dimensional structures with high resolution and speed.[2] However, despite...
