Stem cells and 3D bio-printing in regenerative medicine

4^th International Conference on Tissue Science and Regenerative Medicine

July 27-29, 2015 Rome, Italy

Y James Kang

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Tissue Sci Eng

Abstract :

3D bio-printing is the process of generating spatially-controlled cell patterns using 3D printing technologies where cell function and viability are preserved within the printed construct. Using 3D bio-printing for fabricating biological constructs typically involves dispensing cells onto a biocompatible scaffold using a successive layer-by-layer approach to generate tissue-like three-dimensional structures. Given that every tissue in the body is naturally compartmentalized of different cell types, many technologies for printing these cells vary in their ability to ensure stability and viability of the cells during the manufacturing process. The use of stem cells for 3D bio-printing will break many obstacles for next step development of the technology. The combination of stem cells and 3D bio-printing will bring regenerative medicine to a new horizon. The new breakthrough in the technique and its feasibility for clinical applications and novel models of commercialization will be presented with successful sampler business entities.