Vladimir Kasyanov
Riga Stradiņš University, Medical University of South Carolina
Papers
16
Total Citations
2,262
H-Index
12
About
Vladimir Kasyanov is a pioneering figure in the field of bioprinting and tissue engineering, whose work has fundamentally shaped the vision for fabricating functional human organs. His research centers on the use of tissue spheroids as building blocks for organ printing, a transformative approach that leverages directed tissue self-assembly rather than traditional solid scaffolds. Kasyanov’s seminal 2009 paper, “Organ printing: Tissue spheroids as building blocks,” has garnered over 1,200 citations, establishing the foundational concept that living tissue can be assembled like biological “bricks.” He further advanced the field by conceptualizing the organ biofabrication line, moving from a single bioprinter to a scalable manufacturing process, as detailed in his highly cited 2011 work. Kasyanov has also tackled critical challenges, such as engineering intra-organ branched vascular trees to ensure thick tissue constructs survive, and has explored scalable production methods for millions of spheroids. His recent contributions include in situ bioprinting for clinical wound healing and the integration of nanotechnology and information technology into biofabrication. Through his visionary work, Kasyanov has laid the groundwork for a future where on-demand organ replacement becomes a clinical reality.
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Top Papers
- 1Organ printing: Tissue spheroids as building blocks1,234 citations · 2009
- 2Organ printing: from bioprinter to organ biofabrication line341 citations · 2011
- 3Organ Printing: Promises and Challenges260 citations · 2007
- 4Towards organ printing: engineering an intra-organ branched vascular tree221 citations · 2010
- 5Scalable Biofabrication of Tissue Spheroids for Organ Printing37 citations · 2013
- 6Design, physical prototyping and initial characterisation of ‘lockyballs’35 citations · 2012
- 7Organ Printing as an Information Technology28 citations · 2015
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- 10Nanotechnological Strategies for Biofabrication of Human Organs20 citations · 2012