TY - JOUR
T1 - Precision printing of gelatin utilizing electrostatic inkjet
AU - Umezu, Shinjiro
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - The precision printing of biomaterials is essential for fabricating bio devices, and two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) cell structures. To fabricate 3D cell structure artificially, biomaterials should be installed between cells to support the gravity force of cells. In general, the viscosity of ink from biomaterials is relatively high. An electrostatic inkjet is used for the bioprinting of cells and biomaterials because it has good merits, i.e., high printing resolution and good capability to eject highly viscous ink. In this paper, gelatin, an important biomaterial is printed using an electrostatic inkjet. The width of the finest printed line is 6μm. The precisely printed line can be used as a scaffold of living cells.
AB - The precision printing of biomaterials is essential for fabricating bio devices, and two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) cell structures. To fabricate 3D cell structure artificially, biomaterials should be installed between cells to support the gravity force of cells. In general, the viscosity of ink from biomaterials is relatively high. An electrostatic inkjet is used for the bioprinting of cells and biomaterials because it has good merits, i.e., high printing resolution and good capability to eject highly viscous ink. In this paper, gelatin, an important biomaterial is printed using an electrostatic inkjet. The width of the finest printed line is 6μm. The precisely printed line can be used as a scaffold of living cells.
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U2 - 10.7567/JJAP.53.05HC01
DO - 10.7567/JJAP.53.05HC01
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84903265742
SN - 0021-4922
VL - 53
JO - Japanese journal of applied physics
JF - Japanese journal of applied physics
IS - 5 SPEC. ISSUE 3
M1 - 05HC01
ER -