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Table 3.1 Comparison between bioprinting processes

Suitability for applications Salient features

Drug-
testing
and
disease
modeling

Typical
hydrogels/
bioinks/
biopaper

Common
subprocesses/
mechanisms

Cell
interaction
studies

Single
cell
control

Mammalian cell/
tissue types

Spatial
resolution Process Therapeutic Throughput

Ink-jet
Bioprinting

• Thermal
• Piezoelectric

• Ovarycells( Delaney
et al., 2009; Cui
et al., 2012 )
• Motoneurons( Cui
et al., 2012 )
• Endothelial
cells ( Saunders
et al., 2005 )
• Osteoblasts( Xu
et al., 2005;
Hopkins, 1991 )
• Fibroblasts( Simons
et al., 1989;
Hopkins, 1991 )
• Chondrocytes
( Xu et al., 2005;
Hopkins, 1991 )
• Smoothmusclecells

• DPBS(Delaneyetal.,
2009, Cui et al., 2012)
• Collagen( Delaney
et al., 2009; Cui
et al., 2012; Saunders
et al., 2005 )
• Soyagar( Cui
et al., 2012 )
• CultureMedia( Xu
et al., 2005; Simons
et al., 1989; Saunders
et al., 2005 )
• Matrigel( Saunders
et al., 2005 )
• Alginate

L H M M L H

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