3D-bioprinting is an emerging printing technology used in pharmaceutical and medical research. At the institute of printing science and technology, 3D-bioprinting processes including live human and animal cells are developed. The printed tissue models can then be used to test the cells reaction to drugs or mechanical stimulation.

The student has various possibilities regarding the characterization of various hydrogels for the 3D-Bioprinting process. They can include the rheological and mechanical characterization, wetting behaviour, bioactivity, effect on cell viability and proliferation, and printability in our 3D-Bioprinting system. The details depend on the previous experience and general interest of the student as well as on the available tasks at the time of the stay.