The work contained in this joint thesis undertaken between the Queensland University of Technology and the University of Würzburg has not been previously submitted to meet requirements for an award at any other higher education institution. The annexes presented within this document were submitted for the award of Master of Biofabrication at the University of Würzburg. To the best of my knowledge and belief, the thesis contains no material previously published or written by another person

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... where due reference is made. Signature: Date: 17/07/2017 Using stereolithography to 3D print GelMA hydrogels i QUT Verified Signature Preface The main body of work contained within this thesis is one quarter of the overall work executed as part of the two year double master degree in Biofabrication. The first year of this degree was spent at the Queensland University of Technology, where the first six months were spent undertaking Masters level subjects and the second part was spent on the project "Using stereolithography to 3D print GelMA hydrogels." The second year was spent studying abroad in the Biofabrication laboratory at the University of Würzburg. Appended to the end of this document is an additional two annexes which represent the entirety of the one year project undertaken at the University of Würzburg. The first annex contains an in-depth introduction and literature review. The second annex includes all methods, results, discussions and conclusions obtained during this research period. These two annex reports were submitted for the award of Master of Biofabrication at the University of Würzburg. It should be noted that the work presented in the main body of this thesis was conducted in 2015. The available literature and research in this field has rapidly progressed since that time. The literature review and the premise of this study was based upon the literature available at the time and has not be expanded to include more recently released papers.