摘要：Three-dimensional(3D)organoids derived from pluripotent or adult tissue stem cells seem to possess excellent potential for studying development and disease mechanisms alongside having a myriad of applications in regenerative ***,lack of precise architectures and large-scale tissue sizes are some of the key limitations of current organoid technologies.3D bioprinting of organoids has recently emerged to address some of these *** this review,we discuss 3D bioprinting with respect to the use of bioinks and bioprinting methods and highlight recent studies that have shown success in bioprinting of stem cells and *** also summarize the use of several vascularization strategies for the bioprinted organoids,that are critical for a complex tissue *** fully realize the translational applications of organoids in disease modeling and regenerative medicine,these areas in 3D bioprinting need to be appropriately harnessed and channelized.

摘要：Of late, the relevance of silk in a myriad of material science and biotechnological realms has been realized, as attested by the incessantly clambering number of reports and patents in the scienti fic repositories. The write-up is geared off with a scrutiny into the pertinence of the basic nano-structural features of silk, christened as the ‘queen of textile’ for exemplary bioengi- neering applications including designing and fabrication of devices for micro fluidics, opto fluidics, chemo/bio sensing, etc. Then, the major thrust of this short review is directed towards comprehending the prospects of using silk-based biomaterials (e.g. sca ffolds, electrospun membranes, films, hydrogels, bioinks) for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine as well as targeted delivery of various biomolecular cargoes/therapeutic agents, etc., as vouched by few avant-garde endeavours of the recent years. The write-up is entwined with a discussion on the various factors that could plausibly hinder the realization of silk as the next-generation nanobiomaterial, suggestions for some approaches to dodge and deal with the practical snags and what lies ahead!

摘要：A combination of hydrogels and microfluidics allows the construction of biomimetic three-dimensional(3D)tissue models in vitro,which are also known as *** hydrogel patterningwith awell-controlled spatial distribution is typically achieved by embedding sophisticated microstructures to act as a ***,these physical barriers inevitably expose cells/tissues to a less physiologically relevant microenvironment than in vivo ***,we present a novel dissolvable temporary barrier(DTB)strategy that allows robust and flexible hydrogel patterning with great freedom of design and desirable flow stimuli for cellular *** key aspect of this approach is the patterning of a water-soluble rigid barrier as a guiding path for the hydrogel using stencil printing technology,followed by a barrier-free medium perfusion after the dissolution of the *** and multiple tissue compartments with different geometries can be established using either straight or curved DTB *** effectiveness of this strategy is further validated by generating a 3D vascular network through vasculogenesis and angiogenesis using a vascularized microtumor *** a new proof-of-concept in vasculature-on-a-chip,DTB enables seamless contact between the hydrogel and the culture medium in closed microdevices,which is an improved protocol for the fabrication ofmultiorgan ***,we expect it to serve as a promising paradigm for organ-on-a-chip devices for the development of tumor vascularization and drug evaluation in the future preclinical studies.

摘要：Currently,cell culture models play a key role in determining cell behavior under various ***,the accurate simulation of cellular behavior that imitates the body’s conditions remains a ***,to overcome this obstacle,three-dimensional cell culture models have been *** tissues/organs-on-chips(TOOCs)are new devices that have provided the opportunity to culture cells in a medium that is almost similar to the physiological conditions of the *** can be designed in simple or complex models,which are mostly fabricated by soft *** novel structures have been developed to mimic the conditions of various tissues and organs;however,microfluidic models for oral and dental tissues have not yet been widely *** application of TOOCs for oral tissues/organs can provide the opportunity to study cell interactions with biomaterials used in ***,TOOCs can provide the opportunity to study the cellular interactions and developmental stages of oral tissues/organs more *** review of the current advances in the field of TOOC development for oral tissues provides a comprehensive understanding of this burgeoning concept,shows the progress and applications of these novel models in the imitation of oral tissues/organs thus far,and reveals the limitations that TOOCs ***,it suggests further perspectives for future applications.

摘要：The rise of antibiotic resistance as one of the most serious global public health threats has necessitated the timely clinical diagnosis and precise treatment of deadly bacterial *** identify which types and doses of antibiotics remain effective for fighting against multi-drug-resistant pathogens,the development of rapid and accurate antibiotic-susceptibility testing(AST)is of primary *** methods for AST in well-plate formats with disk diffusion or broth dilution are both labor-intensive and operationally *** microfluidic chip provides a versatile tool for evaluating bacterial AST and resistant *** this paper,we develop an operationally simple,3D-printed microfluidic chip for AST which automatically deploys antibiotic concentration gradients and fluorescence intensity-based reporting to ideally reduce the report time for AST to within 5 *** harnessing a commercially available,digital light processing(DLP)3D printing method that offers a rapid,high-precision microfluidic chip-manufacturing capability,we design and realize the accurate generation of on-chip antibiotic concentration gradients based on flow resistance and diffusion *** further demonstrate the employment of the microfluidic chip for the AST of *** to representative clinical antibiotics of three classes:ampicillin,chloramphenicol,and *** determined minimum inhibitory concentration values are comparable to those reported by conventional well-plate *** proposed method demonstrates a promising approach for realizing robust,convenient,and automatable AST of clinical bacterial pathogens.

摘要：Sweat could be a carrier of informative biomarkers for health status identification;therefore,wearable sweat sensors have attracted significant attention for *** external power source is an important component of wearable sensors,however,the current power supplies,i.e.,batteries,limit further shrinking down the size of these devices and thus limit their application areas and ***,we report a stretchable self-powered biosensor with epidermal electronic format that enables the in situ detec-tion of lactate and glucose concentration in *** biofuel cells serve as self-powered sensing modules allowing the sweat sensor to exhibit a determination coefficient(R2)of 0.98 with a sensitivity of 2.48 mV/mM for lactate detection,and R2 of 0.96 with a sensitivity of 0.11 mV/μM for glucose *** microfluidic channels developed in an ultra-thin soft flexible polydimethylsiloxane layer not only enable the effective collection of sweat,but also provide excellent mechanical properties with stable performance output even under 30%*** presented soft sweat sensors can be integrated at nearly any location of the body for the continuous monitoring of lactate and glucose changes during normal daily activities such as *** results provide a promising approach to develop next-generation sweat sensors for real-time and in situ sweat analysis.

摘要：There is a pressing need for effective therapeutics for coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19),the respiratory disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)*** process of drug development is a costly and meticulously paced process,where progress is often hindered by the failure of initially promising *** aid this chal-lenge,in vitro human microphysiological systems need to be refined and adapted for mechanistic studies and drug screening,thereby saving valuable time and resources during a pandemic *** SARS-CoV-2 virus attacks the lung,an organ where the unique three-dimensional(3D)structure of its functional units is critical for proper respiratory *** in vitro lung models essentially recapitulate the distinct tissue structure and the dynamic mechanical and biological interactions between different cell *** model systems include Transwell,organoid and organ-on-a-chip or microphysiological systems(MPSs).We review models that have direct relevance toward modeling the pathology of COVID-19,including the processes of inflammation,edema,coagulation,as well as lung immune *** also consider the practical issues that may influence the design and fabrication of *** role of lung MPS is addressed in the context of multi-organ models,and it is discussed how high-throughput screening and artificial intelligence can be integrated with lung MPS to accelerate drug development for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.

摘要：The female reproductive system consists of the ovaries,the female gonads,and the reproductive tract organs of the fallopian tubes,uterus,cervix,and *** functions to provide hormonal support and anatomical structure for the production of new offspring.A number of endogenous and exogenous factors can impact female reproductive health and fertility,including genetic vulnerability,medications,environmental exposures,age,nutrition,and *** date,due to the ethical concerns of using human subjects in biomedical research,the majority of studies use in vivo animal models and 2D cell/tissue culture models to study female ***,the complexity and species difference of the female reproductive system in humans make it difficult to compare to those of ***,the monolayered cells cultured on flat plastics or glass lose their 3D architecture as well as the physical and/or biochemical contacts with other cells in ***,all reproductive organs do not work alone but interconnect with each other and also with non-reproductive organs to support female reproductive,endocrine,and systemic *** facts suggest that there is an urgent and unmet need to develop representative,effective,and efficient in vitro models for studying human female *** prodigious advancements of bioengineering(e.g.,biomaterials,3D printing,and organ-on-a-chip)allow us to study female reproduction in an entirely new ***,we review recent advances that use bioengineering methods to study female reproduction,including the bioengineering models of the ovary,fallopian tube,uterus,embryo implantation,placenta,and reproductive disease.

摘要：In the last fewyears,3D printing has emerged as a promising alternative for the fabrication ofmicrofluidic devices,overcoming some of the limitations associated with conventional ***(SLA),extrusion-based technology,and inkjet 3D printing are three of the widely used 3D printing technologies owing to their accessibility and *** devices can be 3D printed by employing a manufacturing approach from four fundamental manufacturing approaches classified as(1)direct printing approach,(2)mold-based approach,(3)modular approach,and(4)hybrid *** evaluate the feasibility of 3D printing technologies for fabricating microfluidic devices,a review focused on 3D printing fundamental manufacturing approaches has been *** a broad spectrum of additive manufacturing materials,3D printed microfluidic devices have been implemented in various fields,including biological,chemical,and material ***,some crucial challenges are associated with the same,including low resolution,low optical transparency,cytotoxicity,high surface roughness,autofluorescence,non-compatibility with conventional sterilization methods,and low gas *** recent research progress in materials related to additive manufacturing has aided in overcoming some of these ***,we outline possible implications of 3D printed microfluidics on the various fields of healthcare such as in vitro disease modeling and organ modeling,novel drug development,personalized treatment for cancer,and cancer drug screening by discussing the current state and future outlook of 3D printed‘organs-on-chips,’and 3D printed‘tumor-on-chips.’We conclude the review by highlighting future research directions in this field.

摘要：Microreaction technology is one of the most innovative and rapid developing fields in chemical engineering, synthesis and process technology. Many expectations toward enhanced product selectivity, yield and purity, improved safety, and access to new products and processes are directed to the microreaction technology. Microfluidic mixer is the most important component in microfluidic devices. Based on various principles, active and passive micromixers have been designed and investigated. This review is focused on the recent developments in microfluidic mixers. An overview of the flow phenomena and mixing characteristics in active and passive micromixers is presented, including the types of physical phenomena and their utilization in micromixers. Due to the simple fabrication technology and the easy implementation in a complex microfluidic system, T-micromixer is highlighted as an example to illustrate the effect of design and operating parameters on mixing efficiency and fuid flow inside microfluidic mixers.