The ability to pattern functional materials in three dimensions has great potential to drive scientific and technological advances in the fields of chemistry, physics, biology, materials science, as well as several emerging areas, including photonics, microfluidics, printable electronics and biomaterials etc. Direct-write assembly allows one to design and rapidly fabricate materials in complex 3D shapes without the need for expensive tooling, dies, or lithographic masks. We are designing polymeric bioinks with tailored composition, viscosity to develop planar and complex 3D cellular architectures with feature sizes ranging from 3 μm to 300 μm.
![](images/research/3dbioprinting.jpg) Preparation of stem cell-laden micropatterned 3D constructs and multi-lineage differentiation
![](images/research/pattern.jpg) Pattern of cells for scalable control of engineered tissues
![](images/research/skull.jpg) 3D printed human skull using clinical imaging data
Publications
- Acta Biomaterialia, 2015, 11, 233-246
- Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2015
- Materials Technology: Advanced Biomaterials, 2014, 29 (B1) B10-B14
- Biomacromolecules, 2013, 14, 311-321
- Advanced Functional Materials, 2008, 18, 1883-1889
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