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Ink-spiring innovations: 3D bioprinting skin models for disease discovery

    Rafaela Mayumi Simoes Torigoe

    Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester, MN 55905, USA

    ,
    Alexander Revzin

    Mayo Clinic Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Rochester, MN 55905, USA

    ,
    Andrew Badley

    Mayo Clinic Divison of Infectious Diseases, Rochester, MN 55905, USA

    &
    Saranya Wyles

    *Author for correspondence:

    E-mail Address: wyles.saranya@mayo.edu

    Mayo Clinic Department of Dermatology, Rochester, MN 55905, USA

    Published Online:https://doi.org/10.2217/rme-2023-0216

    Tweetable abstract

    Inflammatory skin diseases account for most chronic skin conditions. 3D bioprinting is an exciting technology that can revolutionize the understanding and approach to treatment of atopic dermatitis and graft-versus-host disease.

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