Strauß, S. / Hubbuch, J. / Klahn, C. (2024)

Hochschulschrift KIT, KITopenID: 1000169069

Abstract

Additive manufacturing (AM) and three-dimensional (3D) printing are now well-established manu-
facturing methods in many areas of research and industry. One advantage is that complex or highly
customized geometries can be produced from materials such as metals, ceramics and polymers.
In addition to an already existing large variety of printable materials, bioinks are emerging. The
number and diversity of bioinks are increasing continuously. Generally, a bioink consists of biological
cells brought in a soft matrix. With regard to this, the so-called extrusion-based bioprinting (EBB)
method is currently being of particular interest in research. Ultimately, artificially manufactured
tissues are envisioned to be used as patient-specific implants or as models for pharmaceutical studies.