<p>Biofabrication is a novel, inherently cross-disciplinary scientific field that focuses on biomanufacturing processes</p> <p>(technologies, materials, devices, models). This is the first book that presents the range of biofabrication technologies (cell</p> <p>printing, patterning, assembling, 3D scaffold fabrication, cell/tissue-on-chips) as a coherent micro-/nano-fabrication toolkit.</p> <p>The book is designed as a practical guide to these key emerging technologies, with real-world examples to help readers gain</p> <p>a working knowledge of how to apply biofbrication techniques in areas such as regenerative medicine, pharmaceuticals and</p> <p>tissue engineering.</p> <p>Biofabrication focuses on biomanufacturing processes, that ultimately aim at the development of products relevant to the</p> <p>living system. These products may involve living (cells and/or tissues) and nonliving (bio-supportive proteins, scaffolds)</p> <p>components or their combination. They maybe drugs, therapeutic solutions, design principles or quantitative models.</p> <p>Whereas in the more narrow field of tissue engineering, for example, the primary objective is to build specific tissue</p> <p>substitutes (skin, cartilage, cardiac, etc., with whatever method), in biofabrication the focus is on the development of</p> <p>technologies with which this objective could be reached in the most efficient and optimal way.</p> <p>Biofabrication techniques facilitate the advance of tissue engineering from 2D cell culture to the 3D methods required for</p> <p>future developments in regenerative medicine, including potentially the growth of entire human organs.</p><p>Discover the multi-disciplinary toolkit provided by biofabrication and apply it to develop new products, techniques and</p> <p>therapies.</p> <p>• Covers a range of important emerging technologies in a coherent manner: cell printing, patterning, assembling, 3D</p> <p>scaffold fabrication, cell/tissue-on-chips...</p> <p>• Readers develop the ability to apply biofabrication technologies through practical examples</p>