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Biofabrication Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Biofabrication in one click — DocuGuru applies the official IOP Publishing template with numbered references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Biofabrication format

Biofabrication is a peer-reviewed journal published by IOP Publishing, covering 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Bone Tissue Engineering Materials. Over its lifetime it has published 1,742 papers, which have received 88,647 citations.

PublisherIOP Publishing
Reference styleNumbered (IOP)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] Smith A, Jones B and Lee C 2023 A representative article title Biofabrication 12 45–58

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Publishes research in3D Printing in Biomedical Research Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
ISSN1758-5082
Citation impact (2-yr)6.58
h-index138
i10-index1,215
Top institutions publishing hereTsinghua University
Journal websiteiopscience.iop.org
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Papers published in Biofabrication per year

78
2014
55
2015
95
2016
118
2017
64
2018
118
2019
134
2020
145
2021
138
2022
116
2023
186
2024
172
2025

Citation impact of Biofabrication by publication year

5.8K
2014
6.3K
2015
11.5K
2016
10.9K
2017
5.7K
2018
8.2K
2019
8.1K
2020
5.2K
2021
3.8K
2022
2.5K
2023
2.1K
2024
782
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Biofabrication

Bioink properties before, during and after 3D bioprinting

Katja Hölzl, Shengmao Lin, Liesbeth Tytgat et al. · 23 Sep 2016

Bioprinting is a process based on additive manufacturing from materials containing living cells. These materials, often referred to as bioink, are based on cytocompatible hydrogel precursor formulations, which gel in a manner compatible with different bioprinting approaches. The bioink properties before, during and after gelation are essential for its printability, comprising such features as achievable…

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Effect of bioink properties on printability and cell viability for 3D bioplotting of embryonic stem cells

Liliang Ouyang, Rui Yao, Yu Zhao et al. · 16 Sep 2016

3D cell printing is an emerging technology for fabricating complex cell-laden constructs with precise and pre-designed geometry, structure and composition to overcome the limitations of 2D cell culture and conventional tissue engineering scaffold technology. This technology enables spatial manipulation of cells and biomaterials, also referred to as 'bioink', and thus allows study of cellular interactions…

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Proposal to assess printability of bioinks for extrusion-based bioprinting and evaluation of rheological properties governing bioprintability

Naomi C. Paxton, Willi Smolan, Thomas Böck et al. · 20 Sep 2017

The development and formulation of printable inks for extrusion-based 3D bioprinting has been a major challenge in the field of biofabrication. Inks, often polymer solutions with the addition of crosslinking to form hydrogels, must not only display adequate mechanical properties for the chosen application but also show high biocompatibility as well as printability. Here we…

A definition of bioinks and their distinction from biomaterial inks

Jürgen Gröll, Jason A. Burdick, D-W Cho et al. · 30 Oct 2018

Biofabrication aims to fabricate biologically functional products through bioprinting or bioassembly (Groll et al 2016 Biofabrication 8 013001). In biofabrication processes, cells are positioned at defined coordinates in three-dimensional space using automated and computer controlled techniques (Moroni et al 2018 Trends Biotechnol. 36 384-402), usually with the aid of biomaterials that are either (i) directly…

Biofabrication: reappraising the definition of an evolving field

Jürgen Gröll, Thomas Boland, Torsten Blunk et al. · 8 Jan 2016

Biofabrication is an evolving research field that has recently received significant attention. In particular, the adoption of Biofabrication concepts within the field of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine has grown tremendously, and has been accompanied by a growing inconsistency in terminology. This article aims at clarifying the position of Biofabrication as a research field with…

Biofabrication template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Biofabrication format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Biofabrication template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official IOP Publishing format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Biofabrication use?
Biofabrication uses Numbered (IOP) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] Smith A, Jones B and Lee C 2023 A representative article title Biofabrication 12 45–58
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Biofabrication?
No. DocuGuru generates the iopjournal LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a IOP Publishing-ready Biofabrication document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Biofabrication template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Biofabrication format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Biofabrication?
IOP Publishing journal. It is a physics journal, published by IOP Publishing.
Can I export a submission-ready Biofabrication PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Biofabrication template (the iopjournal class) that is ready to submit to IOP Publishing, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Biofabrication template cost?
You can start writing in the Biofabrication template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Biofabrication PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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