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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Biomaterials Science

Background:

  • Curvatures are integral to native biological tissue function.
  • Fabrication of biomimetic curvatures is an underexplored area in biomanufacturing.
  • Understanding curvature's role is key for advanced tissue engineering.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the functional importance of curvatures in biological tissues.
  • To review current technologies for fabricating biomimetic curvatures.
  • To provide recommendations for incorporating curvatures into engineered tissues.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of curvature fabrication techniques.
  • Analysis of challenges in biomanufacturing curved tissues.
  • Synthesis of strategies for integrating curvatures in tissue engineering.

Main Results:

  • Native tissue curvatures perform essential biological roles.
  • Existing technologies offer pathways to create biomimetic curvatures.
  • Integration of curvatures presents significant biomanufacturing challenges.

Conclusions:

  • Biomimetic curvature fabrication is crucial for advancing tissue engineering.
  • Overcoming biomanufacturing challenges will enable functional engineered tissues.
  • Recommendations are provided for future research and development in curved tissue fabrication.