Biofabrication And Cell Therapy: Where We Are (And Where We're Going)

As technologies continue to evolve our scientific understanding and the application of advanced bioprocess engineering, biofabrication might become even more prominent in the years ahead.

In addition to whole-tissue engineering, one area that has greatly benefited from biofabricating has been cell therapy and regenerative medicine — the creation of personalized medicine and reparable tissue from raw biological materials.

Biomanufacturing holds great promise in the ongoing advancement of regenerative medicine, but many challenges still remain. One of the greatest hurdles: How do scientists create biological material that adapts its cellular functions within time, space, and context as it replicates the complex vascular networks of regenerative tissue?