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            Figure 3. Bioprinting for e-skin and wearable sensors (a) 3D bioprinting of hair follicles within the skin. Adapted with permission from Motter Catarino
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            et al.  (b) Diagram illustrating the embedded printing to create electro-mimetic structures and biomimetic cochleae. Adapted with permission from
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            Lei et al.  (c) A parylene electrocorticography electrode array implanted on the surface of a rat’s cortex. Adapted with permission from Kim et al.
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            (d) Schematic of in situ bioprinting and photocrosslinking using bioconcrete bioink. Adapted with permission from Xie et al.  Abbreviations: PDMS:
            Polydimethylsiloxane; ECoG: Electrocorticography; HUVECs: Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells.
            biocompatible  hydrogel-based  bioelectronics  platform.   organ printing and wound management.  Krishnadoss et al.
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            They used silver nanoparticles to print electronic circuits   developed a flexible and biocompatible platform using 3D
            between two gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogel   in situ bioprinting that is capable of fabricating implantable
            layers and tested the effects of electrical stimulation and   soft  micro-supercapacitors  (MSCs).  The  platform  uses
            temperature of the circuit designs on cells. This platform   bio-ionic liquid-functionalized biopolymers that form
            could potentially be used to study cell behavior under   a hydrogel electrolyte when exposed to visible light. The
            external stimuli and for biomedical applications, such as   MSC has a specific capacitance of 16 μF/g, a volumetric

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