Vitaprint development plan:

Biofabrication tools

Microextrusion:
- Piston driven syringe extrusion - standard syringes of various sizes (5 - 20ml)
- Hydraulic syringe extrusion
- Screw valve extrusion
Core-shell printing
- Needle in needle
Multi-component printing
Laser techniques
Electrospinning
Multiphoton polymerization

Printer upgrades

Thermoregulation:
- bed
- nozzle
- atmospheric chamber
Bed:

vacuum adhesion
dish positioning and adhesion
Autoleveling

Monitoring:
- Video microscope
- Flow rate
- Cartridge pressure

Software add-ons and upgrades

g-code post-processing development for slicing software (eg. Slic3r, Cura,...)
manual flow regulation of g-code embedded extrusion
algorithmic extrusion linearization
calibration protocols
material optimization algortihms and methods
Adaptive printing

Fabrication protocol database

Hydrogels
- Gelatin
- Collagen
- Alginate
- Chitosan
- Gluten
- Gellan gum
- Xanthan gum
- Silk fibroin
Pastes
- Hydroxiapatite
Polymers
- Polycaprolactone
- Polylactic acid