Advancement of Polymeric Materials for 3D Printing

Dear Colleagues,

The 3D printing technology is widely used for its advantages over traditional methods, such as end-user customization and rapid prototyping, useful in different application fields, including the biomedical field. Indeed, it represents a great tool for the realization of biodevices (biosensors, microfluidic bioreactors, Lab-On-Chip, Organ-On-Chip, etc.). From this perspective, the combination of 3D-printing technology and material engineering allows a constant evolution of materials to be more and more biocompatible and functional for the development of “smart” or stimuli-responsive devices. Indeed, the opportunity to transform their structure in response to specific stimuli (pressure, temperature, light radiation, etc.), or the presence of intrinsic chemical functionalities, expands the biorecognition, and/or catalytic potentialities of the printed object that can be exploited to produce bioassay-based and enzymatically active devices for biotechnological applications. In this Special Issue, we would like to give a comprehensive overview of recent advances of 3D-printed technology for biotechnological applications, especially concerning applications related to the development of biosensors and bioelectronics devices.

Topics to be covered by this Special Issue include but are not limited to the following:

• 3D printable materials, synthesis, preparation, and characterization;
• Biocompatibility test on 3D-printed materials;
• 3D-printed materials for biosensors, Lab-On-Chip, Organ-On-Chip
• Electrospinnable materials and 3D printing;
• Biochemical surface functionalization processes applicable to 3D-printed devices;
• 3D printable materials for microfluidics.

Prof. Dr. Francesca Frascella
Dr. Alessandro Chiadò
Guest Editors

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• 3D printing materials
• biocompatibility
• biosensors
• lab-on-chip
• organ-on-chip
• surface functionalization
• microfluidic
• electrospinnable materials