Background:
Tissue engineering is known as a promising technology in the medical field through the use of living cells, biological materials and other elements to form structures similar to human tissue or organs for many purposes such as transplantation into the human body to replace damaged, impaired or loss of function parts or organs. Over the past two decades, tissue technology has developed very strongly in the world, but in Vietnam it is still quite new and limited due to the lack of tissue printing and imaging equipment. The project with the common goal of designing and manufacturing the first integrated 3D bioprinter in Vietnam has great significance, not only laying the foundation for research and application of tissue technology in Vietnam but also allowing expansion into many other fields such as drug development, stem cell research, cancer research, etc. It contributes to creating a breakthrough in medicine and health care in Vietnam while also reaching out to research and applications in this field around the world.
Project objectives:
(1) Fabricate a 3D bioprinter that integrates multiple heads to print technical tissue with high resolution and accuracy, (2) Develop a bioprinting design support software module to rapidly build 3D bioprinted structures, (3) In vitro culture test to evaluate the biocompatibility and growth of certain cells and nutrients to find the optimal bioprinted structure.
