Gravity is an important biomechanical signal effecting the morphology and function of organisms. Reduction of gravitational forces, as experienced during spaceflight, cause alterations in the biological systems. Magnetic levitation technique is one of the most recent ground-based technology to mimic weightlessness environment. In addition to providing a platform to investigate biological effects of the weightlessness, this platform presents a novel opportunity to biofabricate 3-dimensional (3D) structures in a scaffold-and nozzle-free fashion. In this study, various controllable self-assembled $\mathbf{3D}$ living structures were fabricated via magnetic levitation technique. This strategy may offer an easy and cost-effective opportunity for a wide range of space biotechnology researches.


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    Title :

    Biofabrication of Cellular Structures Using Weightlessness as a Biotechnological Tool


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    Publication date :

    2019-06-01


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    389747 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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