A review on powder-based additive manufacturing for tissue engineering: selective laser sintering and inkjet 3D printing. Issue 3 (5th May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shirazi, Seyed Farid Seyed; Gharehkhani, Samira; Mehrali, Mehdi; Yarmand, Hooman; Metselaar, Hendrik Simon Cornelis; Adib Kadri, Nahrizul; Osman, Noor Azuan Abu
• Is Part Of: Science and technology of advanced materials. Volume 16:Issue 3(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-05-05
• Subjects: additive manufacturing -- inkjet 3D printing -- selective laser sintering -- biomaterials -- tissue engineering; Materials -- Technological innovations -- Periodicals; 620.112
• DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/16/3/033502
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1468-6996

Abstract

Abstract: Since most starting materials for tissue engineering are in powder form, using powder-based additive manufacturing methods is attractive and practical. The principal point of employing additive manufacturing (AM) systems is to fabricate parts with arbitrary geometrical complexity with relatively minimal tooling cost and time. Selective laser sintering (SLS) and inkjet 3D printing (3DP) are two powerful and versatile AM techniques which are applicable to powder-based material systems. Hence, the latest state of knowledge available on the use of AM powder-based techniques in tissue engineering and their effect on mechanical and biological properties of fabricated tissues and scaffolds must be updated. Determining the effective setup of parameters, developing improved biocompatible/bioactive materials, and improving the mechanical/biological properties of laser sintered and 3D printed tissues are the three main concerns which have been investigated in this article.