OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Bio-Design and Manufacturing is 18. 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 bioprinting: current status and trends—a guide to the literature and industrial practice	64
3D printing of PEEK–cHAp scaffold for medical bone implant	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
Bioprinting of novel 3D tumor array chip for drug screening	38
The emerging technology of biohybrid micro-robots: a review	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
Next-generation surgical meshes for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications: materials, design and emerging manufacturing technologies	34
Organoids: a novel modality in disease modeling	34
Biofabrication of aligned structures that guide cell orientation and applications in tissue engineering	32
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	30
Emerging wearable flexible sensors for sweat analysis	29
Engineering in vitro human tissue models through bio-design and manufacturing	28

Preparation of conductive and transparent dipeptide hydrogels for wearable biosensor	28
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
Application of lung microphysiological systems to COVID-19 modeling and drug discovery: a review	27
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
Heart-on-chips screening based on photonic crystals	25
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
Bioreactor design and validation for manufacturing strategies in tissue engineering	23
Recent advances in chemically defined and tunable hydrogel platforms for organoid culture	22
Three-dimensional printing for heart diseases: clinical application review	21
Evaluation of different crosslinking methods in altering the properties of extrusion-printed chitosan-based multi-material hydrogel composites	21
Facile 3D cell culture protocol based on photocurable hydrogels	20
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
The construction of in vitro tumor models based on 3D bioprinting	19
Reduced graphene oxide-grafted bovine serum albumin/bredigite nanocomposites with high mechanical properties and excellent osteogenic bioactivity for bone tissue engineering	19
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
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