Designing Life: A Bioprinting Lab Journey

This final episode explores what happens after the construct is printed. Dr. Elena Delgrosso discusses how researchers evaluate cell viability, morphology, functionality, and long-term culture. The episode also introduces bioreactors, dynamic culture systems, and future perspectives in personalized medicine, vascularized models, and advanced tissue engineering.

This episode takes listeners inside the bioprinter, focusing on extrusion-based bioprinting and process optimization. With Dr. Franca Scocozza, the discussion covers key printing parameters such as pressure, nozzle diameter, speed, temperature, and layer height, showing how each decision affects both print quality and cell survival.

This episode focuses on the preparation of bioinks, the living formulations used in bioprinting. Dr. Elena Delgrosso explains how biomaterials, cells, and rheological properties must be carefully balanced to obtain printable, biocompatible, and stable constructs. The episode also introduces the pre-printing workflow, from cell preparation to cartridge loading.

This episode introduces the world of biofabrication, explaining how 3D printing evolved from manufacturing plastic objects to creating biologically active structures. Together with Prof. Michele Conti, the episode explores the difference between conventional 3D printing, bioprinting, and biofabrication, highlighting current applications such as tissue models, drug testing, and regenerative medicin...