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3D Printing Breast Tissue Models : A Review of Past Work and Directions for Future Work Cleversey, Chantell; Robinson, Meghan; Willerth, Stephanie M.

Abstract

Breast cancer often results in the removal of the breast, creating a need for replacement tissue. Tissue engineering offers the promise of generating such replacements by combining cells with biomaterial scaffolds and serves as an attractive potential alternative to current surgical repair methods. Such engineered tissues can also serve as important tools for drug screening and provide in vitro models for analysis. 3D bioprinting serves as an exciting technology with significant implications and applications in the field of tissue engineering. Here we review the work that has been undertaken in hopes of generating the recognized in-demand replacement breast tissue using different types of bioprinting. We then offer suggestions for future work needed to advance this field for both in vitro and in vivo applications.

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Title
3D Printing Breast Tissue Models : A Review of Past Work and Directions for Future Work
Creator
Cleversey, Chantell; Robinson, Meghan; Willerth, Stephanie M.
Contributor
Vancouver Prostate Centre
Publisher
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Date Issued
2019-07-27
Description
Breast cancer often results in the removal of the breast, creating a need for replacement tissue. Tissue engineering offers the promise of generating such replacements by combining cells with biomaterial scaffolds and serves as an attractive potential alternative to current surgical repair methods. Such engineered tissues can also serve as important tools for drug screening and provide in vitro models for analysis. 3D bioprinting serves as an exciting technology with significant implications and applications in the field of tissue engineering. Here we review the work that has been undertaken in hopes of generating the recognized in-demand replacement breast tissue using different types of bioprinting. We then offer suggestions for future work needed to advance this field for both in vitro and in vivo applications.
Subject
breast reconstruction; 3D-printing; adipose tissue; biomaterials; stem cells; tissue engineering; drug screening
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2019-08-26
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
CC BY 4.0
DOI
10.14288/1.0380608
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/71446
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Non UBC; Urologic Sciences, Department of
Citation
Micromachines 10 (8): 501 (2019)
Publisher DOI
10.3390/mi10080501
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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