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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2017
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto, Toronto, CA;
Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, CA;
Navid Hakimi, Toronto, CA;
Richard Yihsiu Cheng, Toronto, CA;
Mohammad Hadi Sotoudehfar, Scarborough, CA;
Qing Ba, Toronto, CA;
Saeid Amini-Nik, Toronto, CA;
Marc G. Jeschke, Toronto, CA;
Axel Guenther, Toronto, CA;
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Toronto, CA;
SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Toronto, CA;
Abstract
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.