Extrusion-based 3D printing of photo-crosslinkable gelatin and κ-carrageenan hydrogel blends for adipose tissue regeneration.

Current soft tissue repair techniques for women with breast cancer remain associated with several drawbacks including surgical complications and a high resorption rate for lipofilling techniques. Hence, the need to develop improved adipose tissue reconstruction strategies. Additive manufacturing can be a promising tool towards the development of patient-specific scaffolds which are able to support adipose tissue engineering.