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. 2024 Apr 11;16(4):e58029. doi: 10.7759/cureus.58029

Table 5. Comparison of tissue-specific 3D bioprinting.

PEG: polyethylene glycol; PLGA: poly lactic-co-glycolic acid; PCL: polycaprolactone; hMSC: human mesenchymal stem cells.

The table is obtained from Zhang et al. [7] and published under Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0.

Tissue  Bone printing Skin printing Cardiac tissue printing Vascular printing
Bioinks PEG, PLGA, gelatin, alginate, collagen, chitosan, bioglass Collagen, gelatin-alginate, PEG, fibrin PEG, PCL, fibrin, alginate, gelatin Hyaluronic acid, fibrin, pluronic, PLGA, PEG
Cells Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) Human dermal fibroblasts, human keratinocytes Bone marrow-derived hMSC, human cardiac progenitor cells, human umbilical vein endothelial cells Human mesenchymal stem cells, adipose stem cells
Bioprinting technology Extrusion Extrusion, laser-assisted Extrusion, inkjet Extrusion