Biofabrication: Micro- and Nano-fabrication, Printing, Patterning and Assemblies

Biofabricationisapracticalguidetothenovel,inherentlycross-disciplinaryscientificfieldthatfocusesonbiomanufacturingprocessesandarelatedrangeofemergingtechnologies.Theseprocessesandtechnologiesultimatelyfurtherthedevelopmentofproductsthatmayinvolveliving(cellsand/ortissues)andnonliving(bio-supportiveproteins,scaffolds)components.Thebookintroducesreaderstocellprinting,patterning,assembling,3Dscaffoldfabrication,cell/tissue-on-chipsasacoherentmicro-/nano-fabricationtoolkit.Real-worldexamplesillustratehowtoapplybiofabricationtechniquesinareassuchasregenerativemedicine,pharmaceuticalsandtissueengineering.Inadditiontobeingavitalreferenceforscientists,engineersandtechniciansseekingtoapplybiofabricationtechniques,thisbookalsoprovidesaninsightintofuturedevelopmentsinthefield,andpotentialnewapplications.Youcandiscoverthemulti-disciplinarytoolkitprovidedbybiofabricationandapplyittodevelopnewproducts,techniquesandtherapies.Itcoversarangeofimportantemergingtechnologiesinacoherentmanner:cellprinting,patterning,assembling,3Dscaffoldfabrication,cell/tissue-on-chips.Readersdeveloptheabilitytoapplybiofabricationtechnologiesthroughpracticalexamples.