OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biofabrication is 17. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Biochemical and immunomodulatory insights of extracellular matrix from decellularized human whole cervix: recellularization and in vivo ECM remodeling interplay	108
Development of immunocompetent full thickness skin tissue constructs to model skin fibrosis for high-throughput drug screening	79
3D bioprinted tissue-specific spheroidal multicellular microarchitectures for advanced cell therapy	71
Cancer cell migration depends on adjacent ASC and adipose spheroids in a 3D bioprinted breast cancer model	68
A microvascularized in vitro liver model for disease modeling and drug discovery	65
3D bioprinted extracellular vesicles for tissue engineering—a perspective	58
Norbornene-functionalized methylcellulose as a thermo- and photo-responsive bioink	58
Enhanced gelatin methacryloyl nanohydroxyapatite hydrogel for high-fidelity 3D printing of bone tissue engineering scaffolds	57
Suspension bath bioprinting and maturation of anisotropic meniscal constructs	57
Spheroid on-demand printing and drug screening of endothelialized hepatocellular carcinoma model at different stages	54
Cell-laden bioink circulation-assisted inkjet-based bioprinting to mitigate cell sedimentation and aggregation	53
In vitro vascularization of hydrogel-based tissue constructs via a combined approach of cell sheet engineering and dynamic perfusion cell culture	53
Microfluidic-based platforms for cell-to-cell communication studies	52
3D bioprinted vascularized lung cancer organoid models with underlying disease capable of more precise drug evaluation	52
Biomimetic and mechanically supportive 3D printed scaffolds for cartilage and osteochondral tissue engineering using photopolymers and digital light processing	52
A biopsy-sized 3D skin model with a perifollicular vascular plexus enables studying immune cell trafficking in the skin	50
A scalable coaxial bioprinting technology for mesenchymal stem cell microfiber fabrication and high extracellular vesicle yield	50
Influence of asymmetric microchannels in the structure and function of engineered neuronal circuits	47
Biofabricated nanomaterials in sustainable agriculture: insights, challenges and prospects	46
Injectable rBMSCs-laden hydrogel microspheres loaded with naringin for osteomyelitis treatment	46
Fabrication of bioinspired grid-crimp micropatterns by melt electrospinning writing for bone–ligament interface study	46
Study of paraquat-induced pulmonary fibrosis using biomimetic micro-lung chips	45
Acetylcholine-loaded nanoparticles protect against doxorubicin-induced toxicity in in vitro cardiac spheroids	44
From local to global matrix organization by fibroblasts: a 4D laser-assisted bioprinting approach	43
A 3D-printed blood-brain barrier model with tunable topology and cell-matrix interactions	43

High-throughput microgel biofabrication via air-assisted co-axial jetting for cell encapsulation, 3D bioprinting, and scaffolding applications	43
Cartilage tissue engineering by extrusion bioprinting utilizing porous hyaluronic acid microgel bioinks	41
Bilayer silk fibroin/sodium alginate scaffold promotes vascularization and advances inflammation stage in full-thickness wound	40
Biofabrication of a tri-layered 3D-bioprinted CSC-based malignant melanoma model for personalized cancer treatment	40
Bioassembly of hemoglobin-loaded photopolymerizable spheroids alleviates hypoxia-induced cell death	39
Biofabrication of 3D breast cancer models for dissecting the cytotoxic response of human T cells expressing engineered MAIT cell receptors	39
3D bioprinted in vitro epilepsy models for pharmacological evaluation in temporal lobe epilepsy	39
Support-less ceramic 3D printing of bioceramic structures using a hydrogel bath	38
On-chip human lymph node stromal network for evaluating dendritic cell and T-cell trafficking	38
In vitro circulation model driven by tissue-engineered dome-shaped cardiac tissue	38
Study of the process-induced cell damage in forced extrusion bioprinting	37
Freeform printing of thermoresponsive poly(2-cyclopropyl-oxazoline) as cytocompatible and on-demand dissolving template of hollow channel networks in cell-laden hydrogels	37
Enhanced vascularization and de novo tissue formation in hydrogels made of engineered RGD-tagged spider silk proteins in the arteriovenous loop model	37
In vitro osteogenesis of hMSCs on collagen membranes embedded within LEGO^®-inspired 3D printed PCL constructs for mandibular bone repair	37
Bioprinting of dual ECM scaffolds encapsulating limbal stem/progenitor cells in active and quiescent statuses	36
Recent trends in embedded 3D bioprinting of vascularized tissue constructs	36
Biohybrid tensegrity actuator driven by selective contractions of multiple skeletal muscle tissues	36
Endothelial extracellular vesicles enhance vascular self-assembly in engineered human cardiac tissues	36
Engineering anisotropic tissue analogues: harnessing synergistic potential of extrusion-based bioprinting and extracellular matrix-based bioink	35
A hepatic zonation chip with an oxygen concentration gradient embracing the spatial distribution of metabolic function	35
Editorial: Special Issue on biofabrication of cartilage, bone and their interface	34
Electrospun microfibers to enhance nutrient supply in bioinks and 3D-bioprinted tissue precursors	33
Efficient one-step immobilization of DNA probes on 1DZnO nanoplatforms targeting a low-mutation region of SARS-CoV-2	33
Fibrinogen-based cell and spheroid sheets manipulating and delivery for mouse hindlimb ischemia	33
Pillar electrodes embedded in the skeletal muscle tissue for selective stimulation of biohybrid actuators with increased contractile distance	33
Pneumatic conveying inkjet bioprinting for the processing of living cells	33
Fabrication of 3D engineered intestinal tissue producing abundant mucus by air–liquid interface culture using paper-based dual-layer scaffold	33
Magnetism-controlled assembly of composite stem cell spheroids for the biofabrication of contraction-modulatory 3D tissue	33
The bioengineering of perfusable endocrine tissue with anastomosable blood vessels	33
3D bioprinting approaches for spinal cord injury repair	32
Assessment and process optimization of high throughput biofabrication of immunocompetent breast cancer model for drug screening applications	32
Mechanically and biologically promoted cell-laden constructs generated using tissue-specific bioinks for tendon/ligament tissue engineering applications	32
Scale-out production of extracellular vesicles derived from natural killer cells via mechanical stimulation in a seesaw-motion bioreactor for cancer therapy	31
Mimicking sarcolemmal damage in vitro: a contractile 3D model of skeletal muscle for drug testing in Duchenne muscular dystrophy	31
Sporadic cell death in macroscale 3D tumor grafts with high drug resistance by activating cell-ECM interactions	31
Modular assembly of bioprinted perfusable blood vessel and tracheal epithelium for studying inflammatory respiratory diseases	31
Advances in biomaterials-based tissue engineering for regeneration of female reproductive tissues	31
Efficient fabrication of monodisperse hepatocyte spheroids and encapsulation in hybrid hydrogel with controllable extracellular matrix effect	31
Enhancement of properties of a cell-laden GelMA hydrogel-based bioink via calcium phosphate phase transition	30
Uniform cerebral organoid culture on a pillar plate by simple and reproducible spheroid transfer from an ultralow attachment well plate	30
Efficient fabrication of 3D bioprinted functional sensory neurons using an inducible Neurogenin-2 human pluripotent stem cell line	30
A thermogelling organic-inorganic hybrid hydrogel with excellent printability, shape fidelity and cytocompatibility for 3D bioprinting	29
Testis on a chip—a microfluidic three-dimensional culture system for the development of spermatogenesis in-vitro	29
Fabrication of a tailor-made conductive polyaniline/ascorbic acid-coated nanofibrous mat as a conductive and antioxidant cell-free cardiac patch	29
Recent advancements in the bioprinting of vascular grafts	29
Development of a bioreactor and volumetric bioprinting protocol to enable perfused culture of biofabricated human epithelial mammary ducts and endothelial constructs	29
Computer-aided patterning of PCL microspheres to build modular scaffolds featuring improved strength and neovascularized tissue integration	29
Printing GelMA bioinks: a strategy for building in vitro model to study nanoparticle-based minocycline release and cellular protection under oxidative stress	28
Multi-material digital light processing bioprinting of hydrogel-based microfluidic chips	28
Recent trends in the development of in vitro 3D kidney models	27

Generating human skeletal myoblast spheroids for vascular myogenic tissue engineering	27
Integration of bioprinting advances and biomechanical strategies for in vitro lung modelling	27
Placing biofabrication into the context of human disease modeling	27
Spatial micro-variation of 3D hydrogel stiffness regulates the biomechanical properties of hMSCs	27
Biofabrication of microstructured bacterial ecosystems using chaotic bioprinting: advancing in vitro research for microbial engineering	27
Bio-instructive hydrogel expands the paracrine potency of mesenchymal stem cells	26
Co-axial printing of convoluted proximal tubule for kidney disease modeling	26
Constraint based Bayesian optimization of bioink precursor: a machine learning framework	26
Photoacoustic imaging of 3D-printed vascular networks	26
Constructing high-strength nano-micro fibrous woven scaffolds with native-like anisotropic structure and immunoregulatory function for tendon repair and regeneration	25
Complex in vitro models positioned for impact to drug testing in pharma: a review	24
FRESH 3D bioprinting a contractile heart tube using human stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes	24
Biomimetic human skin model patterned with rete ridges	23
Fabrication of hierarchically porous trabecular bone replicas via 3D printing with high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs)	23
Cation-crosslinked κ-carrageenan sub-microgel medium for high-quality embedded bioprinting	23
A novel solution for real-time in-situ cell distribution monitoring in 3D bioprinting via fluorescence imaging	23
Hybrid fabrication of photo-clickable vascular hydrogels with additive manufactured titanium implants for enhanced osseointegration and vascularized bone formation	23
Bio-3D printing iPSC-derived human chondrocytes for articular cartilage regeneration	22
Targeted micro-heterogeneity in bioinks allows for 3D printing of complex constructs with improved resolution and cell viability	22
Design and bioprinting for tissue interfaces	22
Current advances in engineering meniscal tissues: insights into 3D printing, injectable hydrogels and physical stimulation based strategies	22
Current progress of in vitro vascular models on microfluidic chips	22
Long-term in vitro maintenance of plasma cells in a hydrogel-enclosed human bone marrow microphysiological 3D model system	22
The spatial arrangement of cells in a 3D-printed biomimetic spinal cord promotes directional differentiation and repairs the motor function after spinal cord injury	21
Mimicking tumor microenvironment by 3D bioprinting: 3D cancer modeling	21
Stress-free cell aggregation by using the CEPT cocktail enhances embryoid body and organoid fitness	21
The interface stiffness and topographic feature dictate interfacial invasiveness of cancer spheroids	21
In vitro long term differentiation and functionality of three-dimensional bioprinted primary human hepatocytes: application for in vivo engraftment	21
Local extensional flows promote long-range fiber alignment in 3D collagen hydrogels	21
Development of a high-throughput micropatterned agarose scaffold for consistent and reproducible hPSC-derived liver organoids	21
Biofabrication of biomimetic undulating microtopography at the dermal-epidermal junction and its effects on the growth and differentiation of epidermal cells	21
Additive manufacturing and performance of bioceramic scaffolds with different hollow strut geometries	21
3D hydrogel microfibers promote the differentiation of encapsulated neural stem cells and facilitate neuron protection and axon regrowth after complete transactional spinal cord injury	21
High resolution melt electro-written scaffolds promote alignment of human skeletal muscle cells	21
3D engineering of diseased blood vessels for integrative in vitro–in silico mechanobiology study	21
Self-assembled innervated vasculature-on-a-chip to study nociception	20
Versatile xanthan gum-based support bath material compatible with multiple crosslinking mechanisms: rheological properties, printability, and cytocompatibility study	20
Microfluidic bioprinting as a tool to produce hiPSCs-derived renal organoids	20
Rational design of 3D-printed scaffolds for breast tissue engineering using structural analysis	20
3D printed bioactive coated scaffolds boost osteogenesis and angiogenesis via the regulation of scaffold microstructure	20
Simulating big mechanically-active culture systems (BigMACS) using paired biomechanics-histology FEA modelling to derive mechanobiology design relationships	20
Advancing extrusion-based embedded 3D bioprinting via scientific, engineering, and process innovations	20
Novel in situ and rapid self-gelation recombinant collagen-like protein hydrogel for wound regeneration: mediated by metal coordination crosslinking and reinforced by electro-oxidized tea polyphenols	19
A parallelized, perfused 3D triculture model of leukemia for in vitro drug testing of chemotherapeutics	19
In vitro three-dimensional volumetric printing of vitreous body models using decellularized extracellular matrix bioink	19
Biofabrication & cryopreservation of tissue engineered constructs for on-demand applications	19
3D bioprinted tumor model with extracellular matrix enhanced bioinks for nanoparticle evaluation	19
Incorporating biomechanics as a key evaluation metric for organoids	19
In vitro bioprinted 3D model enhancing osteoblast-to-osteocyte differentiation	19
Development of a plasma-based 3D printing system for enhancing the biocompatibility of 3D scaffold	19
Simultaneous 2D and 3D cell culture array for multicellular geometry, drug discovery and tumor microenvironment reconstruction	19
Additive manufacturing of silicon nitride fiber-reinforced polyetheretherketone composites with enhanced mechanical strength and multifunctional bioactivity for load-bearing bone defect repair	19
Using a micro-device with a deformable ceiling to probe stiffness heterogeneities within 3D cell aggregates	19
Surface slicing and toolpath planning for in-situ bioprinting of skin implants	19
Recent progress of organ-on-a-chip towards cardiovascular diseases: advanced design, fabrication, and applications	19
Comparison study on hyaline cartilage versus fibrocartilage formation in a pig model by using 3D-bioprinted hydrogel and hybrid constructs	19
An open-source bioink database for microextrusion 3D printing	19
Antibacterial, ROS scavenging and angiogenesis promoting ϵ-Polylysine/gelatin based hydrogel containing CTLP to regulate macrophages for pressure ulcer healing	18
Construction of highly vascularized hepatic spheroids of primary hepatocytes via pro-angiogenic strategy in vitro	18
Soft pneumatic actuators for mimicking multi-axial femoropopliteal artery mechanobiology	18
High-throughput bioprinting of the nasal epithelium using patient-derived nasal epithelial cells	18
Efficient wet-spinning of pre-aligned microtissues for 3D bioprinting complex tissue alignment	18
Calcium supplementation of bioinks reduces shear stress-induced cell damage during bioprinting	18
Digital light processing-bioprinted poly-NAGA-GelMA-based hydrogel lenticule for precise refractive errors correction	18
Ionically annealed zwitterionic microgels for bioprinting of cartilaginous constructs	18
Highly compliant biomimetic scaffolds for small diameter tissue-engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) produced via melt electrowriting (MEW)	18
Engineering strategies for the construction of oriented and functional skeletal muscle tissues	17
A cell bank paradigm for preclinical evaluation of an analogous cellular product for an allogeneic cell therapy	17
Bioprinting of pre-vascularized constructs for enhanced in vivo neo-vascularization	17
Exploring bio-nanomaterials as antibiotic allies to combat antimicrobial resistance	17
Pharmacy 3D printing	17
Comparison of in-situ versus ex-situ delivery of polyethylenimine-BMP-2 polyplexes for rat calvarial defect repair via intraoperative bioprinting	17
An immunocompetent human kidney on-a-chip model to study renal inflammation and immune-mediated injury	17
A microphysiological model of bone development and regeneration	17
Fixation method of a single muscle fiber by magnetic force for stretching, transportation, and evaluation of mechanical properties	17
Construction of a three-dimensional urothelium on-chip with barrier function based on urinary flow microenvironment	17