journal article·2020-12Open access

High‐Definition Single‐Cell Printing: Cell‐by‐Cell Fabrication of Biological Structures

Pengfei Zhang, Adam R. Abate

Advanced Materials· Volume 32· Issue 52

Abstract

Abstract Bioprinting is a powerful technology with the potential to transform medical device manufacturing, organ replacement, and the treatment of diseases and physiologic malformations. However, current bioprinters are unable to reliably print the fundamental unit of all living things, single cells. A high‐definition single‐cell printing, a novel microfluidic technology, is presented here that can accurately print single cells from a mixture of multiple candidates. The bioprinter employs a highly miniaturized microfluidic sorter to deterministically select single cells of interest for printing, achieving an accuracy of ≈10 µm and speed of ≈100 Hz. This approach is demonstrated by fabricating intricate cell patterns with pre‐defined features through selective single‐cell printing. The approach is used to synthesize well‐defined spheroids with controlled composition and morphology. The speed, accuracy, and flexibility of the approach will advance bioprinting to enable new studies in organoid science, tissue engineering, and spatially targeted cell therapies.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: 3D Printing in Biomedical Research · Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies · Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation

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Affiliations

Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences University of California, San Francisco San Francisco CA 94158 USA

California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences University of California, San Francisco San Francisco CA 94158 USA

Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco CA 94158 USA

Funding

National Science Foundation · National Institutes of Health

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