University of Toronto

Sunnybrook Research Institute

Saeid Amini-Nik

Axel Guenther

Navid Hakimi

Richard Yihsiu Cheng

Marc G Jeschke

Qing Ba

Mohammad Hadi Sotoudehfar

Richard Yi-Hsiu Cheng

Disclosed herein is a bioprinter that enables the in situ formation of architected planar biomaterials and tissues by translating a printer head along a deposition surface, such as skin wounds. In handheld configurations of of the instrument, cell-laden biopolymer solutions are perfused through a moving microfabricated printhead and deposited onto a stationary planar surface or a wound. The printer head may be translated via a drive mechanism. Different embodiments of the instrument are disclosed form vivo application in small animals, as well as for large animal and clinical application. A stationary embodiment of the instrument is well suited for the continuous formation and roll-to-roll processing of planar biomaterials and tissues.

Tissue printer

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Toronto, Canada

Saeid Amini-Nik