Noam Rahav, Denise Marrero, Adi Soffer, Emma Glickman, Megane Beldjilali-Labro, Yakey Yaffe, Keshet Tadmor, Yael Leichtmann-Bardoogo, Uri Ashery, Ben M Maoz
Bioprinting technology offers unprecedented opportunities to construct in vitro tissue models that recapitulate the 3D morphology and functionality of native tissue. Yet, it remains difficult to obtain adequate functional readouts from such models. In particular, it is challenging to position sensors in desired locations within pre-fabricated 3D bioprinted structures. At the same time, bioprinting tissue directly onto a sensing device is not feasible due to interference with the printer head. As such, a multi-sensing platform inspired by origami that overcomes these challenges by "folding" around a separately fabricated 3D tissue structure is proposed, allowing for the insertion of electrodes into precise locations, which are custom-defined using computer-aided-design software...
April 18, 2024: Advanced Science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)