3D Bioprinting in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Current Concepts, Progress, and Clinical Application

August 2023 in “ European Journal of Plastic Surgery ”

Seyed Arash Alawi, Jan Matschke, David Muallah, Michael Gelinksy, Adrian Dragu

3D bioprinting skin hair human hair follicles bioink vascularization innervation 4D bioprinting tissue scaffolds

Studysummary This study found that although three-dimensional bioprinting in plastic and reconstructive surgery is rapidly advancing, complete tissue systems have not yet been successfully printed due to ongoing challenges.

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research Tissue Engineering of Human Hair Follicles Using a Biomimetic Developmental Approach

184 citations , December 2018 in “Nature Communications”

This study demonstrated that enhancing human skin constructs with hair follicles through engineered cell organization and vascularization improved hair growth in immunodeficient mice, suggesting potential advances for treating alopecia and chronic wounds.