A droplet-based building block approach for bladder smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation.

abstract：:Advances in three-dimensional cell cultures offer new opportunities in biomedical research and drug development. However, there are still challenges to overcome, including the lack of reliability, repeatability and complexity of tissues obtained by these techniques. In this study, we describe a new bioprinting system ...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： da Conceicao Ribeiro R,Pal D,Ferreira AM,Gentile P,Benning M,Dalgarno K

更新日期：2018-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, novel biofabrication technologies have enabled the rapid manufacture of hydrogel-cell suspensions into tissue-imitating constructs. The development of novel materials for biofabrication still remains a challenge due to a gap between contradicting requirements such as three-dimensional printability and...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Köpf M,Campos DF,Blaeser A,Sen KS,Fischer H

更新日期：2016-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The inkjet ejection technology used in printers has been adopted and research has been conducted on manufacturing artificial tissue by patterning cells through micronozzle ejection of small droplets containing multiple cells. However, stable injection of cells has proven difficult, owing to the frequent occurrence of ...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Yamaguchi S,Ueno A,Akiyama Y,Morishima K

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major limitation of existing 3D implantable structures for bone tissue engineering is that most of the cells rapidly attach on the outer edges of the structure, restricting the cells penetration into the inner parts and causing the formation of a necrotic core. Furthermore, these structures generally possess a rando...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Paun IA,Popescu RC,Mustaciosu CC,Zamfirescu M,Calin BS,Mihailescu M,Dinescu M,Popescu A,Chioibasu D,Soproniy M,Luculescu CR

更新日期：2018-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:How to pack materials into well-defined volumes efficiently has been a longstanding question of interest to physicists, material scientists, and mathematicians as these materials have broad applications ranging from shipping goods in commerce to seeds in agriculture and to spheroids in tissue engineering. How many mar...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Ren T,Steiger W,Chen P,Ovsianikov A,Demirci U

更新日期：2020-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue engineering aims to create implantable biomaterials for the repair and regeneration of damaged tissues. In vitro tissue engineering is generally based on static culture, which limits access to nutrients and lacks mechanical signaling. Using shear stress is controversial because in some cases it can lead to cell...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Salinas EY,Aryaei A,Paschos N,Berson E,Kwon H,Hu JC,Athanasiou KA

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A bio-inspired hydrogel for 3D bioprinting of soft free-standing neural tissues is presented. The novel filler-free bioinks were designed by combining natural polymers for extracellular matrix biomimicry with synthetic polymers to endow desirable rheological properties for 3D bioprinting. Crosslinking of thiolated Plu...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Haring AP,Thompson EG,Tong Y,Laheri S,Cesewski E,Sontheimer H,Johnson BN

更新日期：2019-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Native small intestine possesses distinct multi-scale structures (e.g., crypts, villi) not included in traditional 2D intestinal culture models for drug delivery and regenerative medicine. The known impact of structure on cell function motivates exploration of the influence of intestinal topography on the phenotype of...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Koppes AN,Kamath M,Pfluger CA,Burkey DD,Dokmeci M,Wang L,Carrier RL

更新日期：2016-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A recently emerged approach for tissue engineering is to biofabricate tissues using cellular spheroids as building blocks. Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), including human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), can be cultured to generate large numbers of cells and can presumably...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Lin H,Li Q,Lei Y

更新日期：2017-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In clinical islet transplantation, allogeneic islets of Langerhans are transplanted into the portal vein of patients with type 1 diabetes, enabling the restoration of normoglycemia. After intra-hepatic transplantation several factors are involved in the decay in islet mass and function mainly caused by an immediate bl...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Marchioli G,van Gurp L,van Krieken PP,Stamatialis D,Engelse M,van Blitterswijk CA,Karperien MB,de Koning E,Alblas J,Moroni L,van Apeldoorn AA

更新日期：2015-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Scaffold-free 3D cell cultures (e.g. pellet cultures) are widely used in medical science, including cartilage regeneration. Their drawbacks are high time/reagent consumption and lack of early readout parameters. While optimisation was achieved by automation or simplified spheroid generation, most culture systems remai...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Fürsatz M,Gerges P,Wolbank S,Nürnberger S

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma treatment is a method to modify the physicochemical properties of biomaterials, which consequently may affect interactions with cells. Based on the rationale that physical cues on the surface of culture substrates and implants, such as surface roughness, have proven to alter cell behaviour, we used electrospinn...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Nandakumar A,Tahmasebi Birgani Z,Santos D,Mentink A,Auffermann N,van der Werf K,Bennink M,Moroni L,van Blitterswijk C,Habibovic P

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a method for preparing cell-laden hydrogel tubes. This method uses a coaxial double-orifice spinneret, simpler than triple-orifice spinnerets which have been used for preparing similar constructs. The intended application was to create a template for preparing filament-like structures composed of two heterog...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Sakai S,Liu Y,Mah EJ,Taya M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an alternative to conventional cell culture and animal testing, an organ-on-a-chip is applied to study the biological phenomena of organ development and disease, as well as the interactions between human tissues and external stimuli such as chemicals, forces and electricity. The pattern design of a microfluidic cha...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Mao M,He J,Lu Y,Li X,Li T,Zhou W,Li D

更新日期：2018-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are considered the principal cause of worldwide death, being atherosclerosis the main etiology. Up to now, the predominant treatment for CVDs has been bypass surgery from autologous source. However, due to previous harvest or the type of disease, this is not always an option. For this re...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Bosch Rué E,Delgado LM,Gil FJ,Perez RA

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:An important unsolved challenge in tissue engineering has been the inability to replicate the geometry and function of vascular networks and blood vessels. Here, we engineer a user-defined 3D microfluidic vascular channel using 3D printing-enabled hydrogel casting. First, a hollow L-shaped channel is developed using a...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Yang L,Shridhar SV,Gerwitz M,Soman P

更新日期：2016-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A critical consideration in tissue engineering is to recapitulate the microstructural organization of native tissues that is essential to their function. Scaffold-based techniques have focused on achieving this via the contact guidance principle wherein topographical cues offered by scaffold fibers direct migration an...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Chansoria P,Narayanan LK,Schuchard K,Shirwaiker R

更新日期：2019-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a novel continuous tool-path planning methodology for hollowed scaffold fabrication in tissue engineering. A new functionally gradient porous architecture is proposed with a continuous material deposition planning scheme. A controllable variational pore size and hence the porosity have been achieve...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Khoda AK,Ozbolat IT,Koc B

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the major issues in tissue engineering has been the development of three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds, which serve as a structural template for cell growth and extracellular matrix formation. In scaffold-based tissue engineering, 3D printing (3DP) technology has been successfully applied for the fabrication of co...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Park JH,Jung JW,Kang HW,Cho DW

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant cell cultures produce active agents for pharmaceuticals, food and cosmetics. However, up to now process control for plant cell suspension cultures is challenging. A positive impact of cell immobilization, such as encapsulation in hydrogel beads, on secondary metabolites production has been reported for several p...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Seidel J,Ahlfeld T,Adolph M,Kümmritz S,Steingroewer J,Krujatz F,Bley T,Gelinsky M,Lode A

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-dimensional (3D) printed poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) based scaffolds have being proposed for different tissue engineering applications. This study addresses the design and fabrication of 3D PCL constructs with different struts alignments at 90°, 45° and 90° with offset. The morphology and the mechanical behavior ...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Ribeiro JFM,Oliveira SM,Alves JL,Pedro AJ,Reis RL,Fernandes EM,Mano JF

更新日期：2017-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Engineering surfaces with functional polymers is a crucial issue in the field of micro/nanofabrication and cell-material interface studies. For many applications of surface patterning, it does not need cells to attach on the whole surface. Herein, we introduce a novel polymer fabrication protocol of off-stoichiometry ...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Liu W,Li Y,Ding X

更新日期：2017-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrospun fibers of natural polymers are desirable for biomedical applications such as tissue engineering. Crosslinking of electrospun fibers of natural polymers is needed to prevent dissolution in water and to enhance mechanical strength. In this study, an in situ UV-crosslinking method was developed for crosslinki...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Lin WH,Tsai WB

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ordered cellulose film scaffold, termed a nematic ordered cellulose (NOC) template, had unique surface properties and successfully induced the establishment of a three-dimensional (3D), hierarchical structure of epidermal cells by cell attachment and subsequent culture. Initially, the scaffold surface properties we...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Seyama T,Suh EY,Kondo T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Omentum-based matrices fabricated by decellularization have the potential to serve as autologous scaffolds for tissue engineering. Transplantation of such scaffolds prepared from the patient's own biomaterial may reduce the immunogenic response after transplantation. Recently we reported on the potential of the decell...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Soffer-Tsur N,Shevach M,Shapira A,Peer D,Dvir T

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone healing is regulated by multiple microenvironmental signals provided by the extracellular matrix (ECM). This study aimed to mimic the native osteoinductive microenvironment by developing an ECM using gene-transduced cells. The LIM mineralization protein-1 (LMP-1) gene was transferred to murine pre-osteoblast cell...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Ma J,Guo W,Gao M,Huang B,Qi Q,Ling Z,Chen Y,Hu H,Zhou H,Yu F,Chen K,Richards G,Lin J,Zhou Z,Xiao D,Zou X

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A Caco-2 cell culture on Transwell, an alternative testing to animal or human testing used in evaluating drug intestinal permeability, incorrectly estimated the absorption of actively transported drugs due to the low expression of membrane transporters. Similarly, three-dimensional (3D) cultures of Caco-2 cells, which...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Shen C,Meng Q,Zhang G

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Drop-on-demand (DoD) inkjet printing has been explored for a range of applications, including those to selectively deposit cellular material, due to the high accuracy and scalability of such systems when compared with alternative bioprinting techniques. Despite this, there remain considerable limitations when handling...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Dudman JPR,Ferreira AM,Gentile P,Wang X,Ribeiro RDC,Benning M,Dalgarno KW

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously developed the Bio-Pick, Place, and Perfuse (Bio-P3) instrument to fabricate large perfusable tissue constructs by stacking and aligning scaffold-free living microtissues with integrated lumens. The Bio-P3 required an actuating mechanism to manipulate living microtissues of various sizes and shapes that a...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Ip BC,Cui F,Tripathi A,Morgan JR

更新日期：2016-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser-assisted bioprinting (LaBP) allows the realization of computer-generated 3D tissue grafts consisting of cells embedded in a hydrogel environment. In this study, human adipose-derived stem cells (hASCs) were printed in a free-scalable 3D grid pattern by means of LaBP. We demonstrate that neither the proliferation...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Gruene M,Pflaum M,Deiwick A,Koch L,Schlie S,Unger C,Wilhelmi M,Haverich A,Chichkov BN

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00