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            for Material and Design                                       MMDB: A comprehensive biofabrication database









































            Figure 4. Knowledge mapping of liver function.

            visualization, the platform provides a comprehensive view   2  weeks by submitting the data. The output duration of
            of intricate details concerning the realm of in vitro liver   the secretion line charts can  also be customized by the
            fabrication. The integration of the keyword frequency   user. Importantly, it should be noted that culture platform
            chart further allows users to ascertain prevalent trends or   parameters may vary depending on the specific methods
            important factors in the domain (Figure 4).        employed in scaffold design.

            3.2. Models                                        3.3. Materials
            The “Models” section in MMDB includes two machine   The “Materials” section delivers an exhaustive mapping of
            learning regression models. The first model focuses on   biomaterial knowledge, comprising nine distinct entities
            delivering optimized bioprinting parameters for constructing   as outlined in the accompanying legend. These entities are
            organs in vitro. The second model, currently applicable only   interconnected through various relationships to form an
            to the study of human livers, is designed to predict functional   intricate network. Each biomaterial acts as the nucleus of a
            indexes over a specific period based on a set of fabrication   specialized sub-graph, allowing users the flexibility to either
            parameters. We provide four different liver models: scaffold-  expand or condense this sub-graph for a tailored depth of
            based, spheroid-based, liver-on-a-chip, and 2D model. While   information. Within each sub-graph, users can explore a
            these models share some fabrication parameters, each model   multifaceted array of details, including relevant academic
            type also has unique parameters. The section predominantly   papers and organizations that utilize the biomaterial,
            includes three categories of parameters for  in vitro organ   specific organs or structures that the material aids in
            construction: cell parameters, material parameters, and   fabricating, cell types commonly used in conjunction with
            culture platform parameters. Each category further contains   the biomaterial, the manufacturing methods in which the
            several specific fabrication parameters (Figure 5).  material is involved, commonly employed crosslinkers, as

              Users can input either real or hypothetical data into the   well as any modifications made to the biomaterial. Overall,
            provided forms. For numerical data, units are specified to   knowledge mapping offers a quick and intuitive way for
            maintain data uniformity. After entering all required data,   users to select appropriate biomaterials and understand
            users can generate default secretion line charts spanning   their applications, streamlining both research and


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