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To print scaffolds , the selected biomaterials and associated biological elements, such as living cells and biomolecules, should be prepared in the form of a liquid or solution. More specifically, the biomaterial solutions or bioink must be prepared to have appropriate flow behaviors such that they can be extruded to form scaffolds with a 3D structure. As such, the preparation of biomaterial solutions is a critical step in printing tissue scaffolds with desired structures and functional properties. This chapter presents the preparation of solutions from various biomaterials for bioprinting and the methods/techniques used to characterize the flow behavior of prepared solutions.
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Chen, D.X.B. (2019). Preparation of Scaffold Solutions and Characterization of Their Flow Behavior. In: Extrusion Bioprinting of Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03460-3_5
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