OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Bio-Design and Manufacturing is 6. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A state-of-the-art review of the fabrication and characteristics of titanium and its alloys for biomedical applications	151
3D printed microfluidic devices: a review focused on four fundamental manufacturing approaches and implications on the field of healthcare	110
3D printing of tissue engineering scaffolds: a focus on vascular regeneration	95
3D printing biomimetic materials and structures for biomedical applications	84
3D bioprinting: current status and trends—a guide to the literature and industrial practice	79
Epidermal self-powered sweat sensors for glucose and lactate monitoring	68
4D printing of PLA/PCL shape memory composites with controllable sequential deformation	66
In vivo study of conductive 3D printed PCL/MWCNTs scaffolds with electrical stimulation for bone tissue engineering	52
A bifunctional bone scaffold combines osteogenesis and antibacterial activity via in situ grown hydroxyapatite and silver nanoparticles	52
Prospects for 3D bioprinting of organoids	50
The emerging technology of biohybrid micro-robots: a review	44
Organoids: a novel modality in disease modeling	42
Recent advances in slippery liquid-infused surfaces with unique properties inspired by nature	41
Emerging wearable flexible sensors for sweat analysis	38
Next-generation surgical meshes for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications: materials, design and emerging manufacturing technologies	38
Fabrication of gelatin methacryloyl hydrogel microneedles for transdermal delivery of metformin in diabetic rats	38
Polyvinylpyrrolidone-based bioink: influence of bioink properties on printing performance and cell proliferation during inkjet-based bioprinting	37
Biofabrication of aligned structures that guide cell orientation and applications in tissue engineering	36
Preparation of conductive and transparent dipeptide hydrogels for wearable biosensor	35
4D printing of core–shell hydrogel capsules for smart controlled drug release	35
Evaluation of different crosslinking methods in altering the properties of extrusion-printed chitosan-based multi-material hydrogel composites	33
Synthesis methods of functionalized nanoparticles: a review	33
Bioinspired flexible piezoresistive sensor for high-sensitivity detection of broad pressure range	29
Application of lung microphysiological systems to COVID-19 modeling and drug discovery: a review	29
Bioreactor design and validation for manufacturing strategies in tissue engineering	27

From oral formulations to drug-eluting implants: using 3D and 4D printing to develop drug delivery systems and personalized medicine	26
Recent advances in chemically defined and tunable hydrogel platforms for organoid culture	26
Projection-based 3D bioprinting for hydrogel scaffold manufacturing	23
Three-dimensional printing for heart diseases: clinical application review	23
In vivo evaluation of additively manufactured multi-layered scaffold for the repair of large osteochondral defects	22
3D human nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis and fibrosis models	22
3D printing of personalized polylactic acid scaffold laden with GelMA/autologous auricle cartilage to promote ear reconstruction	22
Cell sedimentation during 3D bioprinting: a mini review	21
Reduced graphene oxide-grafted bovine serum albumin/bredigite nanocomposites with high mechanical properties and excellent osteogenic bioactivity for bone tissue engineering	21
Rapid and mass manufacturing of soft hydrogel microstructures for cell patterns assisted by 3D printing	20
3D printing of patient-specific implants for osteochondral defects: workflow for an MRI-guided zonal design	20
Development of digital organ-on-a-chip to assess hepatotoxicity and extracellular vesicle-based anti-liver cancer immunotherapy	20
Customized reconstructive prosthesis design based on topological optimization to treat severe proximal tibia defect	20
Applications of bioinspired approaches and challenges in medical devices	19
Layout design and application of 4D-printing bio-inspired structures with programmable actuators	19
4D printing of soft orthoses for tremor suppression	19
3D tumor model biofabrication	19
Bioinspired soft actuators with highly ordered skeletal muscle structures	19
Recent advances in design and applications of biomimetic self-assembled peptide hydrogels for hard tissue regeneration	19
A biomimetic basement membrane consisted of hybrid aligned nanofibers and microfibers with immobilized collagen IV and laminin for rapid endothelialization	19
Simultaneous multimaterial multimethod bioprinting	18
Structural design and mechanical performance of composite vascular grafts	17
A 3D-printed microfluidic gradient concentration chip for rapid antibiotic-susceptibility testing	17
Current researches on design and manufacture of biopolymer-based osteochondral biomimetic scaffolds	17
A framework for the sustainability implications of 3D bioprinting through nature-inspired materials and structures	17
Development of conductive hydrogels: from design mechanisms to frontier applications	17
Laser additive manufacturing of zinc: formation quality, texture, and cell behavior	17
3D printing of patient-specific 316L–stainless–steel medical implants using fused filament fabrication technology: two veterinary case studies	17
Recent advances in the development of in vitro liver models for hepatotoxicity testing	16
Application of additively manufactured 3D scaffolds for bone cancer treatment: a review	16
Photosynthetic biomaterials: applications of photosynthesis in algae as oxygenerator in biomedical therapies	16
3D-printed, bi-layer, biomimetic artificial periosteum for boosting bone regeneration	16
Functionalized alginate-based bioinks for microscale electrohydrodynamic bioprinting of living tissue constructs with improved cellular spreading and alignment	15
Balancing the customization and standardization: exploration and layout surrounding the regulation of the growing field of 3D-printed medical devices in China	15
Electrospinning of a sandwich-structured membrane with sustained release capability and long-term anti-inflammatory effects for dental pulp regeneration	15
Adhesion-enhancing coating embedded with osteogenesis-promoting PDA/HA nanoparticles for peri-implant soft tissue sealing and osseointegration	14
Experimental and numerical characterization of 3D-printed scaffolds under monotonic compression with the aid of micro-CT volume reconstruction	14
Emerging trends and prospects of electroconductive bioinks for cell-laden and functional 3D bioprinting	14
Advanced strategies in the application of gelatin-based bioink for extrusion bioprinting	14
Laser-induced jigsaw-like graphene structure inspired by Oxalis corniculata Linn. leaf	14
In vivo analysis of post-joint-preserving surgery fracture of 3D-printed Ti-6Al-4V implant to treat bone cancer	13
Mechanical stretching of 3D hydrogels for neural stem cell differentiation	13
Droplet-based bioprinting enables the fabrication of cell–hydrogel–microfibre composite tissue precursors	13
Designs and methodologies to recreate in vitro human gut microbiota models	13
Porous hydrogel arrays for hepatoma cell spheroid formation and drug resistance investigation	12
Organoids revealed: morphological analysis of the profound next generation in-vitro model with artificial intelligence	12
Hierarchical platinum–iridium neural electrodes structured by femtosecond laser for superwicking interface and superior charge storage capacity	12
Smart bioelectronics and biomedical devices	11
Ag-doped CNT/HAP nanohybrids in a PLLA bone scaffold show significant antibacterial activity	11
Multiscale design and biomechanical evaluation of porous spinal fusion cage to realize specified mechanical properties	11

Peptides-based vaccine against SARS-nCoV-2 antigenic fragmented synthetic epitopes recognized by T cell and β-cell initiation of specific antibodies to fight the infection	11
Minimally invasive technology for continuous glucose monitoring	11
3D-bioprinted cholangiocarcinoma-on-a-chip model for evaluating drug responses	11
pH-sensitive polymeric nanocarriers for antitumor biotherapeutic molecules targeting delivery	10
Modulating vectored non-covalent interactions for layered assembly with engineerable properties	10
Introducing 3D-potting: a novel production process for artificial membrane lungs with superior blood flow design	10
Injectable bioactive polymethyl methacrylate–hydrogel hybrid bone cement loaded with BMP-2 to improve osteogenesis for percutaneous vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty	10
Industry news: the additive manufacturing of nerve conduits for the treatment of peripheral nerve injury	10
Biofabrication (3D Bioprinting) Laboratory at Sichuan University	10
Development of a 3D subcutaneous construct containing insulin-producing beta cells using bioprinting	10
Fabrication of bioinspired edible liquid marble with phase transition and tunable water barrier property	10
A 3D in vitro co-culture model for evaluating biomaterial-mediated modulation of foreign-body responses	10
Engineering biomimetic intestinal topological features in 3D tissue models: retrospects and prospects	10
Mechanical stimulation devices for mechanobiology studies: a market, literature, and patents review	10
Shape recovery properties and load-carrying capacity of a 4D printed thick-walled kirigami-inspired honeycomb structure	10
Customizable design of multiple-biomolecule delivery platform for enhanced osteogenic responses via ‘tailored assembly system’	10
3D printing of osteocytic Dll4 integrated with PCL for cell fate determination towards osteoblasts in vitro	10
3D-printed engineered bacteria-laden gelatin/sodium alginate composite hydrogels for biological detection of ionizing radiation	9
Novel pneumatically assisted atomization device for living cell delivery: application of sprayed mesenchymal stem cells for skin regeneration	9
In vitro 3D malignant melanoma model for the evaluation of hypericin-loaded oil-in-water microemulsion in photodynamic therapy	9
A novel wavy non-uniform ligament chiral stent with J-shaped stress–strain behavior to mimic the native trachea	9
Establishment of organoid models based on a nested array chip for fast and reproducible drug testing in colorectal cancer therapy	9
Recent progress on microfluidic devices with incorporated 1D nanostructures for enhanced extracellular vesicle (EV) separation	8
Electrospun fiber membrane with asymmetric NO release for the differential regulation of cell growth	8
Multidrug dissolvable microneedle patch for the treatment of recurrent oral ulcer	8
Gelatin-based hydrogel functionalized with taurine moieties for in vivo skin tissue regeneration	7
Novel structural designs of 3D-printed osteogenic graft for rapid angiogenesis	7
Biomanufacturing: from biomedicine to biomedicine	7
The feasible application of microfluidic tissue/organ-on-a-chip as an impersonator of oral tissues and organs: a direction for future research	7
Coaxial bioprinted microfibers with mesenchymal stem cells for glioma microenvironment simulation	6
Alginate/gelatin/boron-doped hydroxyapatite-coated Ti implants: in vitro and in vivo evaluation of osseointegration	6
Biofabrication of size-controlled liver microtissues incorporated with ECM-derived microparticles to prolong hepatocyte function	6
Generation of ring-shaped human iPSC-derived functional heart microtissues in a Möbius strip configuration	6