Table 1. Evolution of 3D bioprinting.

SLA: stereolithography; SLS: selective laser sintering.

Table credits: Parkavi Arumugam.

Year	Developments in the field of 3D printing
1984	Charles Hull developed the first 3D printer - SLA
1986	SLS was invented
1988	Klebe demonstrated cytoscribing technology
1999	1st organ (urinary bladder) was printed using 3D printing at Wake Forest Institute
2000	1st extrusion-based 3D bioplotter was developed
2003	1st inkjet-based 3D printer was developed
2009	1st 3D bioprinted skin by Lee & co
2013	Emergence of 4D printing
2015	Cellink introduced 1st commercial bioink
2019	1st 3D functional heart bioprinted at Tel Aviv University
2024	5D bioprinting