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Millions of people suffer from tissue/organs injuries or damage, such as peripheral nerve injuries and heart attacks. Tissue/organs transplantation is the gold standard to treat some of these types of injuries, but is severely restricted as an option due to the limited availability of donor tissues/organs. Tissue engineering (TE) aims to produce tissue/organs substitutes or scaffolds for implanting into patients, thus providing a permanent solution to treat tissue/organs injuries. To this end, scaffolds made from biodegradable biomaterials play a crucial role in supporting/promoting cell growth and tissue regeneration as well as transporting nutrients and wastes. This chapter presents a brief introduction to the development of scaffolds for tissue engineering applications as well as various scaffold fabrication techniques, including extrusion bioprinting.
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Chen, D.X.B. (2019). Extrusion Bioprinting of Scaffolds: An Introduction. In: Extrusion Bioprinting of Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03460-3_1
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