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Riccardo Levato^1,2, Khoon S Lim^3,4

¹Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht 3584CT, The Netherlands.

|February 1, 2023

Summary

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Light-based biofabrication offers advanced control for tissue engineering. Novel light technologies enable precise cellular organization and smart constructs for regenerative medicine applications.

Keywords:

biofabrication hydrogels imaging light-based bioprinting

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Area of Science:

Biomaterials Science
Tissue Engineering
Regenerative Medicine

Background:

Light-driven technologies have significantly advanced biofabrication.
Light-based bioprinting methods offer high resolution, flexibility, and control over cellular organization in 3D constructs.
These methods address challenges like creating complex channels and vascular networks in engineered tissues.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent trends, strategies, and technologies in light-based biofabrication.
To highlight the use of light for developing in vitro models and functional tissues.
To discuss novel light-based fabrication technologies and photo-responsive biomaterials.

Main Methods:

Utilizing light-based bioprinting techniques (e.g., lithography, multiphoton, volumetric bioprinting).
Exploring photo-responsive chemistry for bioink development and spatial-temporal control of cellular functions.
Investigating light stimulation for post-fabrication control of construct properties (shape, stiffness, degradation).

Main Results:

Light-based bioprinting enables fabrication of complex, high-resolution tissue engineering constructs.
Photo-responsive bioinks and materials allow for dynamic, remotely controlled changes in constructs.
Light stimulation can mimic dynamic in vivo processes like tissue regeneration and disease progression.

Conclusions:

Light-based technologies are revolutionizing biofabrication in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Advanced control over cellular organization and dynamic construct properties is achievable.
Future directions include developing novel light-based technologies, bioinks, and applications in drug screening and implantation.