Review Article

Advantage of Alginate Bioinks in Biofabrication for Various Tissue Engineering Applications

Table 1

Bioink parameters and bioink printing concentrations for various bioprinting techniques.

ParametersInkjet bioprintingLaser bioprintingExtrusion bioprintingSLADLP

ResolutionHighHighMediumHighHigh
Viscosity of bioink3.5–12 mPa/s1–300 mPa/sTill  mPa/SNo limitNo limit
Printing speedFastMediumSlowFastFast
Cell densityLow, <106 cells/ml<108 cells/ml,No limitNo limitNo limit
CostLessHighMediumLowLow