OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Bio-Design and Manufacturing is 27. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
A state-of-the-art review of the fabrication and characteristics of titanium and its alloys for biomedical applications	102
3D printed microfluidic devices: a review focused on four fundamental manufacturing approaches and implications on the field of healthcare	95
3D printing of tissue engineering scaffolds: a focus on vascular regeneration	82
The journey of multifunctional bone scaffolds fabricated from traditional toward modern techniques	68
3D printing biomimetic materials and structures for biomedical applications	65
3D bioprinting: current status and trends—a guide to the literature and industrial practice	62
3D printing of PEEK–cHAp scaffold for medical bone implant	62
Epidermal self-powered sweat sensors for glucose and lactate monitoring	53
A bifunctional bone scaffold combines osteogenesis and antibacterial activity via in situ grown hydroxyapatite and silver nanoparticles	48
4D printing of PLA/PCL shape memory composites with controllable sequential deformation	48
In vivo study of conductive 3D printed PCL/MWCNTs scaffolds with electrical stimulation for bone tissue engineering	46
Fabrication and characterization of 3D printed biocomposite scaffolds based on PCL and zirconia nanoparticles	45
Prospects for 3D bioprinting of organoids	43
Fluid-driven artificial muscles: bio-design, manufacturing, sensing, control, and applications	41
The emerging technology of biohybrid micro-robots: a review	38
Bioprinting of novel 3D tumor array chip for drug screening	38
A hepatocellular carcinoma–bone metastasis-on-a-chip model for studying thymoquinone-loaded anticancer nanoparticles	36
Recent advances in slippery liquid-infused surfaces with unique properties inspired by nature	34
A new design of 3D-printed orthopedic bone plates with auxetic structures to mitigate stress shielding and improve intra-operative bending	33
Biofabrication of aligned structures that guide cell orientation and applications in tissue engineering	32
Next-generation surgical meshes for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications: materials, design and emerging manufacturing technologies	32
Organoids: a novel modality in disease modeling	31
A novel reusable anti-COVID-19 transparent face respirator with optimized airflow	30
Fabrication of gelatin methacryloyl hydrogel microneedles for transdermal delivery of metformin in diabetic rats	29
Engineering in vitro human tissue models through bio-design and manufacturing	28

Emerging wearable flexible sensors for sweat analysis	28
Preparation of conductive and transparent dipeptide hydrogels for wearable biosensor	27
3D bioprinted hyaluronic acid-based cell-laden scaffold for brain microenvironment simulation	27
Application of lung microphysiological systems to COVID-19 modeling and drug discovery: a review	27
4D printing of core–shell hydrogel capsules for smart controlled drug release	27