TY - JOUR AU - Rodrigo Alvarenga Rezende, Editorial PY - 2019/03/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Special Edition Submission: "3D printing for medicine: biomaterials, processes and techniques" JF - International Journal of Advances in Medical Biotechnology - IJAMB JA - IJAMB VL - 2 IS - 1 SE - DO - UR - https://www.journalamb.com/index.php/jamb/article/view/45 SP - 02 AB - <p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">I am very proud and honoured for the opportunity to organize this special edition named “3D Printing for Medicine: Biomaterials, Processes and Techniques” inside the International Journal of Advances in Medical Biotechnology (IJAMB), whose theme is a rapidly growing field in health deserving spotlight by its new scientific and technological developments oriented for society. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">In this IJAMB special edition readers will find a collection with 8 interesting papers visiting topics comprehending biofabrication of skin development by 3D bioprinters; cartilage types and most recent studies towards possibilities of tissue regeneration including bioprinting use; the development of smart biomaterials usable as inteligent gels for biomedical aspects;  the electrospinning technique for building micro- and nanofibers in order to fabricate scaffolds for tissue engineering; bio-inks created for extrusion-based 3D printing of scaffolds for regenerative medicine; computational simulation of fluid flow and cells growth in scaffolds to be used as human auricular cartilage for microtia reppairing; the concept of robocasting, an additive manufacturing technique, to extrude colloidal systems to be used as bioceramic scaffolds in tissue engineering; and finally a very fresh survey concerning the current brazilian innovation system on tissue engineering and bioprinting and its perspectives taking into account entrepreneurship and innovative issues. I hope readers enjoy this selection of papers !</span></p><p> </p> ER -