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Ning Zhu and Xiongbiao Chen

Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

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Engineered scaffolds are playing an increasingly important role in tissue engineering. Scaf‐ folds should not only have porous structures and provide mechanical support to new tissue regrowth but also have a complex mimetic hierarchical structure and biological features. Conventional scaffold fabrication techniques fail to meet these requirements for tissue re‐ generation. Biofabrication technologies have demonstrated potentials in this regard and can be used to create regenerative tissues or organs through the combination of state of the art

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