3D Printing in Bone Tissue Engineering

Abstract

This chapter seeks to explore the current state of 3D printing technology in bone tissue engineering from the reflectibility approach, analyzing in more detail what this field consists of, as well as the materials and techniques mainly used nowadays in 3D printing. Likewise, the potential of this technique in the future is analyzed with the possibilities of improvement in the short and long terms. The research methodology used was non-experimental, documentary, and descriptive. The information was collected from indexed journals and web platforms using keywords such as “bone tissue engineering” and “3D printing” in search engines. Therefore, this chapter represents a very important and necessary source of bibliographic information to be able to carry out new research in this field.