title: Biofabrication: reappraising the definition of an evolving field.
abstract: Biofabrication is an evolving research field that has recently received significant attention. In particular, the adoption of Biofabrication concepts within the field of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine has grown tremendously, and has been accompanied by a growing inconsistency in terminology. This article aims at clarifying the position of Biofabrication as a research field with a special focus on its relation to and application for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. Within this context, we propose a refined working definition of Biofabrication, including Bioprinting and Bioassembly as complementary strategies within Biofabrication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Functional Materials in Medicine and Dentistry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Groll
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Boland
authors.forename: Torsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Blunk
authors.forename: Jason A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Burdick
authors.forename: Dong-Woo
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.forename: Brian
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authors.lastname: Derby
authors.forename: Gabor
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authors.lastname: Forgacs
authors.forename: Qing
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authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Vladimir A
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authors.lastname: Mironov
authors.forename: Lorenzo
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authors.lastname: Moroni
authors.forename: Makoto
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authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Wenmiao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vozzi
authors.forename: Tim B F
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Woodfield
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: James J
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authors.lastname: Yoo
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authors.lastname: Malda
mesh_terms: D021522:Bioartificial Organs / Q000639:trends*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D001688:Biological Products / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional / Q000639:trends*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000639:trends*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001688:Biological Products