title: Two-photon polymerization microstructuring in regenerative medicine.
abstract: Two-photon polymerization has developed as a powerful tool for making micro- and nanoscale structures for regenerative medicine applications. This review discusses micro- and nanoscale aspects of tissue engineering, which are followed by a brief description of the two-photon polymerization process and how it has been used thus far in tissue engineering and other regenerative medicine applications. Lastly, potential future applications of two-photon polymerization in regenerative medicine are presented. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the uses of two-photon polymerization thus far in regenerative medicine and a look into how this technique will be used in the future.
authors.affiliation: Nanotechnology Department, Laser Zentrum Hannover eV, Hollerithallee 8, 30419 Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Shaun Davis
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Gittard
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koroleva
authors.forename: Alexander Khoa
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fadeeva
authors.forename: Arune
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaidukeviciute
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schlie-Wolter
authors.forename: Roger Jagdish
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chichkov
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D049329:Nanostructures; D017785:Photons / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D058105:Polymerization; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000737:chemistry*