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ch. 1. Introduction to tissue engineering. 1.1. Organ shortage. 1.2. Current therapies for tissue substitutes. 1.3. Tissue engineering. 1.4. Scaffolds in tissue engineering -- ch. 2. Scaffolds for tissue engineering. 2.1. Requirements and considerations for fabrication of scaffolds. 2.2. Conventional fabrication techniques of scaffolds. 2.3. Additive manufacturing techniques of scaffolds: direct methods. 2.4. Additive manufacturing techniques of scaffolds: indirect methods. 2.5. Applications of additive manufactured scaffolds. 2.6. Challenges of additive manufacturing in tissue engineering. 2.7. Clinical considerations with scaffold-based tissue engineering -- ch. 3. Bioprinting techniques. 3.1. Bioprinting. 3.2. Extrusion I. 3.3. Extrusion II. 3.4. Extrusion III. 3.5. Extrusion IV. 3.6. Inkjet printing I. 3.7. Inkjet printing II. 3.8. Light processing. 3.9. Valve-based printing I. 3.10. Valve-based printing II. 3.11. Laser printing. 3.12. Electrohydrodynamic jetting (EHDJ) technology. 3.13. Examples -- ch. 4. Material for bioprinting. 4.1. Overview of biomaterials. 4.2. Polymers. 4.3. Ceramics and glasses. 4.4. Hydrogels. 4.5. Integrative support materials -- ch.5. Cell sources for bioprinting. 5.1. Cell sources. 5.2. Potential for expansion and differentiation. 5.3. Processing of cells for bioprinting -- ch. 6. Three-dimensional cell culture. 6.1. The importance of 3D cell culture. 6.2. 3D cell culture models. 6.3. Gels for 3D cell culture. 6.4. Bioreactors for 3D cell culture. 6.5. Microchips for 3D cell culture. 6.6. Summary -- ch. 7. Computational design and simulation. 7.1. Tissue/organ 3D model creation. 7.2. Scaffold 3D model creation. 7.3. Computer-aided tissue scaffold design and manufacturing. 7.4. Case studies. 7.5. Computational modelling for bioprinting -- ch. 8. Applications of bioprinting: challenges and potential. 8.1. Challenges of bioprinting. 8.2. Potential of 3D bioprinting.

"At labs around the world, researchers have been experimenting with bioprinting, first just to see whether it was possible to push cells through a printhead without killing them (in most cases it is), and then trying to make cartilage, bone, skin, blood vessels, small bits of liver and other tissues. There are other ways to try to "engineer" tissue - one involves creating a scaffold out of plastics or other materials and adding cells to it. In theory, at least, a bioprinter has advantages in manipulating control of the placement of cells and other components to mimic natural structures. But just as the claims made for 3-D printing technology sometimes exceed the reality, the field of bioprinting has seen its share of hype. The reality is that, although bioprinting researchers have made great strides, there are many formidable obstacles to overcome. Nobody who has any credibility claims they can print organs, or believes in their heart of hearts that that will happen in the next 20 years, but for operations like hip replacement, advance in Bio-printing has made customization of certain body parts possible. This book will start from the concept of Tissue Engineering, covering various approaches in Scaffolds for tissue engineering, Bioprinting techniques and Materials for bioprinting, Cell processing, 3D cell culture techniques, Computational design and simulation, multi-disciplinary approaches in bioprinting and finally cover the applications of bioprinting."--Publisher's website.