OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Bio-Design and Manufacturing is 9. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
A state-of-the-art review of the fabrication and characteristics of titanium and its alloys for biomedical applications	109
3D printed microfluidic devices: a review focused on four fundamental manufacturing approaches and implications on the field of healthcare	97
3D printing of tissue engineering scaffolds: a focus on vascular regeneration	84
The journey of multifunctional bone scaffolds fabricated from traditional toward modern techniques	71
3D printing biomimetic materials and structures for biomedical applications	65
3D printing of PEEK–cHAp scaffold for medical bone implant	64
3D bioprinting: current status and trends—a guide to the literature and industrial practice	64
Epidermal self-powered sweat sensors for glucose and lactate monitoring	56
4D printing of PLA/PCL shape memory composites with controllable sequential deformation	49
A bifunctional bone scaffold combines osteogenesis and antibacterial activity via in situ grown hydroxyapatite and silver nanoparticles	48
Fabrication and characterization of 3D printed biocomposite scaffolds based on PCL and zirconia nanoparticles	47
In vivo study of conductive 3D printed PCL/MWCNTs scaffolds with electrical stimulation for bone tissue engineering	46
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	37
Recent advances in slippery liquid-infused surfaces with unique properties inspired by nature	35
Organoids: a novel modality in disease modeling	34
Next-generation surgical meshes for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications: materials, design and emerging manufacturing technologies	34
Biofabrication of aligned structures that guide cell orientation and applications in tissue engineering	32
Fabrication of gelatin methacryloyl hydrogel microneedles for transdermal delivery of metformin in diabetic rats	30
A novel reusable anti-COVID-19 transparent face respirator with optimized airflow	30
Emerging wearable flexible sensors for sweat analysis	29
Preparation of conductive and transparent dipeptide hydrogels for wearable biosensor	28

Engineering in vitro human tissue models through bio-design and manufacturing	28
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
3D bioprinted hyaluronic acid-based cell-laden scaffold for brain microenvironment simulation	27
Heart-on-chips screening based on photonic crystals	25
Synthesis methods of functionalized nanoparticles: a review	25
Gelatin-based hydrogels combined with electrical stimulation to modulate neonatal rat cardiomyocyte beating and promote maturation	25
Bioreactor design and validation for manufacturing strategies in tissue engineering	23
Engineered hydrogels for brain tumor culture and therapy	23
From oral formulations to drug-eluting implants: using 3D and 4D printing to develop drug delivery systems and personalized medicine	23
Recent advances in chemically defined and tunable hydrogel platforms for organoid culture	22
Evaluation of different crosslinking methods in altering the properties of extrusion-printed chitosan-based multi-material hydrogel composites	21
Three-dimensional printing for heart diseases: clinical application review	21
Polyvinylpyrrolidone-based bioink: influence of bioink properties on printing performance and cell proliferation during inkjet-based bioprinting	20
3D human nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis and fibrosis models	20
Facile 3D cell culture protocol based on photocurable hydrogels	20
Reduced graphene oxide-grafted bovine serum albumin/bredigite nanocomposites with high mechanical properties and excellent osteogenic bioactivity for bone tissue engineering	19
The construction of in vitro tumor models based on 3D bioprinting	19
Cigarette smoke-induced malignant transformation via STAT3 signalling in pulmonary epithelial cells in a lung-on-a-chip model	18
Customized reconstructive prosthesis design based on topological optimization to treat severe proximal tibia defect	18
3D printing of patient-specific implants for osteochondral defects: workflow for an MRI-guided zonal design	18
Bioengineering models of female reproduction	18
Investigation of bone reconstruction using an attenuated immunogenicity xenogenic composite scaffold fabricated by 3D printing	18
Cell sedimentation during 3D bioprinting: a mini review	18
Physical understanding of axonal growth patterns on grooved substrates: groove ridge crossing versus longitudinal alignment	18
Recent advances in design and applications of biomimetic self-assembled peptide hydrogels for hard tissue regeneration	17
Bioinspired soft actuators with highly ordered skeletal muscle structures	17
A biomimetic basement membrane consisted of hybrid aligned nanofibers and microfibers with immobilized collagen IV and laminin for rapid endothelialization	17
Projection-based 3D bioprinting for hydrogel scaffold manufacturing	17
Development of a rapid test kit for SARS-CoV-2: an example of product design	17
In vivo evaluation of additively manufactured multi-layered scaffold for the repair of large osteochondral defects	16
Advances in biocermets for bone implant applications	16
Development of digital organ-on-a-chip to assess hepatotoxicity and extracellular vesicle-based anti-liver cancer immunotherapy	16
Simultaneous multimaterial multimethod bioprinting	16
Structural design and mechanical performance of composite vascular grafts	16
Current researches on design and manufacture of biopolymer-based osteochondral biomimetic scaffolds	16
3D bioprinted breast tumor model for structure–activity relationship study	15
A framework for the sustainability implications of 3D bioprinting through nature-inspired materials and structures	15
Applications of bioinspired approaches and challenges in medical devices	15
Standing surface acoustic wave-assisted fabrication of patterned microstructures for enhancing cell migration	15
A review of biomimetic research for erosion wear resistance	15
Three-dimensional printing for the accurate orthopedics: clinical cases analysis	15
Digital biofabrication to realize the potentials of plant roots for product design	15
Recent advances in the development of in vitro liver models for hepatotoxicity testing	14
A 3D-printed microfluidic gradient concentration chip for rapid antibiotic-susceptibility testing	14
Rapid and mass manufacturing of soft hydrogel microstructures for cell patterns assisted by 3D printing	14
Experimental and numerical characterization of 3D-printed scaffolds under monotonic compression with the aid of micro-CT volume reconstruction	14
Bioinspired flexible piezoresistive sensor for high-sensitivity detection of broad pressure range	14
Photosynthetic biomaterials: applications of photosynthesis in algae as oxygenerator in biomedical therapies	14
3D-printed, bi-layer, biomimetic artificial periosteum for boosting bone regeneration	13

Application of additively manufactured 3D scaffolds for bone cancer treatment: a review	13
Development of conductive hydrogels: from design mechanisms to frontier applications	13
3D tumor model biofabrication	13
4D printing of soft orthoses for tremor suppression	12
3D printing of patient-specific 316L–stainless–steel medical implants using fused filament fabrication technology: two veterinary case studies	12
Layout design and application of 4D-printing bio-inspired structures with programmable actuators	12
Micromotor-derived composites for biomedicine delivery and other related purposes	12
Why choose 3D bioprinting? Part III: printing in vitro 3D models for drug screening	11
Effects of bionic mechanical stimulation on the properties of engineered cartilage tissue	11
Fabrication of paper-based devices for in vitro tissue modeling	11
In vivo analysis of post-joint-preserving surgery fracture of 3D-printed Ti-6Al-4V implant to treat bone cancer	11
Balancing the customization and standardization: exploration and layout surrounding the regulation of the growing field of 3D-printed medical devices in China	11
Emerging trends and prospects of electroconductive bioinks for cell-laden and functional 3D bioprinting	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	10
Laser additive manufacturing of zinc: formation quality, texture, and cell behavior	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
Precise robust motion control of cell puncture mechanism driven by piezoelectric actuators with fractional-order nonsingular terminal sliding mode control	10
Biofabrication (3D Bioprinting) Laboratory at Sichuan University	10
Introducing 3D-potting: a novel production process for artificial membrane lungs with superior blood flow design	10
Adhesion-enhancing coating embedded with osteogenesis-promoting PDA/HA nanoparticles for peri-implant soft tissue sealing and osseointegration	9
Mechanical stretching of 3D hydrogels for neural stem cell differentiation	9
Porous hydrogel arrays for hepatoma cell spheroid formation and drug resistance investigation	9
In vitro 3D malignant melanoma model for the evaluation of hypericin-loaded oil-in-water microemulsion in photodynamic therapy	9
3D printing of personalized polylactic acid scaffold laden with GelMA/autologous auricle cartilage to promote ear reconstruction	9
3D printing of osteocytic Dll4 integrated with PCL for cell fate determination towards osteoblasts in vitro	9
Engineering biomimetic intestinal topological features in 3D tissue models: retrospects and prospects	9
Novel pneumatically assisted atomization device for living cell delivery: application of sprayed mesenchymal stem cells for skin regeneration	9