3D Printing and NIR Fluorescence Imaging Techniques for the Fabrication of Implants.
Yong Joon SuhTae Hyeon LimHak Soo ChoiMoon Suk KimSang Jin LeeSoon Hee KimChan Hum ParkPublished in: Materials (Basel, Switzerland) (2020)
Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology holds great potential to fabricate complex constructs in the field of regenerative medicine. Researchers in the surgical fields have used 3D printing techniques and their associated biomaterials for education, training, consultation, organ transplantation, plastic surgery, surgical planning, dentures, and more. In addition, the universal utilization of 3D printing techniques enables researchers to exploit different types of hardware and software in, for example, the surgical fields. To realize the 3D-printed structures to implant them in the body and tissue regeneration, it is important to understand 3D printing technology and its enabling technologies. This paper concisely reviews 3D printing techniques in terms of hardware, software, and materials with a focus on surgery. In addition, it reviews bioprinting technology and a non-invasive monitoring method using near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence, with special attention to the 3D-bioprinted tissue constructs. NIR fluorescence imaging applied to 3D printing technology can play a significant role in monitoring the therapeutic efficacy of 3D structures for clinical implants. Consequently, these techniques can provide individually customized products and improve the treatment outcome of surgeries.
Keyphrases
- fluorescence imaging
- photodynamic therapy
- healthcare
- high resolution
- minimally invasive
- soft tissue
- palliative care
- working memory
- randomized controlled trial
- coronary artery bypass
- atrial fibrillation
- quality improvement
- data analysis
- climate change
- mesenchymal stem cells
- drug release
- wound healing
- meta analyses
- quantum dots
- mass spectrometry
- energy transfer
- tissue engineering
- virtual reality
- low cost