Applications
Applications
Gel printing is as versatile as imagination allows. Explore what's possible across science, art, and cuisine.
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Science & Research
From engineered tissues and drug delivery scaffolds to functional material structures and soft robotics, gel printing serves researchers across bioengineering, materials science, and beyond.
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Anatomical Tissue Constructs
Print freestanding anatomical structures with complex geometry using tough, UV-curable hydrogels that hold their shape and function under physiological conditions, from multi-leaflet valves to vascular scaffolds.
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Functional Material Structures
Print hydrogels, elastomers, ceramics, and conductive pastes into precise 3D geometries for materials characterization, soft robotics, and metamaterial research.
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Drug Delivery & Cell Culture
Hydrogel scaffolds with controlled porosity for sustained pharmaceutical release and cell-laden matrices for co-culture environments.
Published Research
Publications Featuring the Printessa
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Ribbon-shaped microgels as bioinks for 3D bioprinting of anisotropic tissue structures
Lee, Tai, Jones et al. · Bioactive Materials, Volume 59, 2026
doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2025.12.040 → - 02
Perfusable 3D Models of Ureteric Bud and Collecting Duct Tubules
Wolf, van Gaal, Uzel et al. · Cell Biomaterials, 2025
doi.org/10.1016/j.celbio.2025.100297 → - 03
Highly Extensible Physically Crosslinked Hydrogels for High-Speed 3D Bioprinting
Song, Eckman, Sen et al. · Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2025
doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202404988 → - 04
Programmable 3D cell alignment of bioprinted tissue via soft robotic dynamic stimulation
Rosalia, Mosle, Sinha et al. · bioRxiv, 2024
doi.org/10.1101/2024.11.03.621771 →