Influence of patterned topographic features on the formation of cardiac cell clusters and their rhythmic activities.

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：:This paper describes a multi-material virtual prototyping (MMVP) system for modelling and digital fabrication of discrete and functionally graded multi-material objects for biomedical applications. The MMVP system consists of a DMMVP module, an FGMVP module and a virtual reality (VR) simulation module. The DMMVP modul...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Cheung HH,Choi SH

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：: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：:Despite the widespread use as platforms for various biomedical applications, engineering hydrogels to impart multifunctionality and control physical properties, while closely mimicking the native cellular microenvironment, is still a significant challenge. Herein, nanofibers consisting of hydrophilic and photocrosslin...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Kim S,Cha C

更新日期：2019-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we developed a composite scaffold of pearl/poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (pearl/PLGA) utilizing the low-temperature deposition manufacturing (LDM). LDM makes it possible to fabricate scaffolds with designed microstructure and macrostructure, while keeping the bioactivity of biomaterials by working at a low temper...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Xu M,Li Y,Suo H,Yan Y,Liu L,Wang Q,Ge Y,Xu Y

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nerve tissues contain hierarchically ordered nerve fibers, while each of the nerve fibers has nano-oriented fibrous extracellular matrix and a core-shell structure of tubular myelin sheath with elongated axons encapsulated. Here, we report, for the first time, a ready approach to fabricate biomimetic nerve fibers whic...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Chen S,Wu C,Liu A,Wei D,Xiao Y,Guo Z,Chen L,Zhu Y,Sun J,Luo H,Fan H

更新日期：2020-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Technical limitations of traditional electrospinning make it hard to produce three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds with hierarchical pore structures. Here, porous polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofiber meshes with different nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA) concentrations were prepared by electrospinning with stainless steel mesh as the...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Song J,Zhu G,Wang L,An G,Shi X,Wang Y

更新日期：2017-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-dimensional (3D) tissue models are invaluable tools that can closely reflect the in vivo physiological environment. However, they are usually difficult to develop, have a low throughput and are often costly; limiting their utility to most laboratories. The recent availability of inexpensive additive manufacturin...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Flood P,Alvarez L,Reynaud EG

更新日期：2016-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioprinting of living cells is rapidly developing as an advanced biofabrication approach to engineer tissues. Bioinks can be extruded in three-dimensions (3D) to fabricate complex and hierarchical constructs for implantation. However, a lack of functionality can often be attributed to poor bioink properties. Indeed, a...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Cidonio G,Alcala-Orozco CR,Lim KS,Glinka M,Mutreja I,Kim YH,Dawson JI,Woodfield TBF,Oreffo ROC

更新日期：2019-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate a simple, accurate and versatile method to manipulate Parylene C, a material widely known for its high biocompatibility, and transform it to a substrate that can effectively control the cellular microenvironment and consequently affect the morphology and function of the cells in vitro. The Parylene C sc...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Trantidou T,Rao C,Barrett H,Camelliti P,Pinto K,Yacoub MH,Athanasiou T,Toumazou C,Terracciano CM,Prodromakis T

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：: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：:The precise positioning and arrangement of cell spheroids and organoids are critical to reconstructing complex tissue architecture for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Here, we present a digital acoustofluidic method to manipulate cell spheroids and organoids with unprecedented dexterity. By introducing l...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Cai H,Wu Z,Ao Z,Nunez A,Chen B,Jiang L,Bondesson M,Guo F

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) can be differentiated at high efficiency into cells of a targeting type but the resulting cell population has to be of high purity for clinical therapies to avoid teratomas. Herein, we report a microfluidic device with integrated and surface functionalised fishnet-like str...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Li X,Yu L,Li J,Minami I,Nakajima M,Noda Y,Kotera H,Liu L,Chen Y

更新日期：2016-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell mechanical microenvironment (CMM) significantly affects cell behaviors such as spreading, migration, proliferation and differentiation. However, most studies on cell response to mechanical stimulation are based on two-dimensional (2D) planar substrates, which cannot mimic native three-dimensional (3D) CMM. Accumu...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Huang G,Wang L,Wang S,Han Y,Wu J,Zhang Q,Xu F,Lu TJ

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：:Current technologies for manufacturing of microfluidic devices include soft-lithography, wet and dry etching, thermoforming, micro-machining and three-dimensional (3D) printing. Among them, soft-lithography has been the mostly preferred one in medical and pharmaceutical fields due to its ability to generate polydimeth...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Ozbolat V,Dey M,Ayan B,Ozbolat IT

更新日期：2019-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The physical and mechanical properties of cells modulate their behavior such proliferation rate, migration and extracellular matrix remodeling. In order to study cell behavior in a tissue-like environment in vitro, it is of utmost importance to develop biologically and physically relevant 3D cell models. Here, we char...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Pillet F,Gibot L,Madi M,Rols MP,Dague E

更新日期：2017-05-11 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：: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：:Nature has evolved to grow and regenerate tissues and organs using self-assembling processes capable of organizing a wide variety of molecular building-blocks at multiple size scales. As the field of biofabrication progresses, it is essential to develop innovative ways that can enhance our capacity to build more compl...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Hedegaard CL,Mata A

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：: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：:Three-dimensional bioprinting of biomaterials shows great potential for producing cell-encapsulated scaffolds to repair nerves after injury or disease. For this, preparation of biomaterials and bioprinting itself are critical to create scaffolds with both biological and mechanical properties appropriate for nerve rege...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Ning L,Sun H,Lelong T,Guilloteau R,Zhu N,Schreyer DJ,Chen X

更新日期：2018-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcified cartilage regeneration plays an important role in successful osteochondral repair, since it provides a biological and mechanical transition from the unmineralized cartilage at the articulating surface to the underlying mineralized bone. To biomimic native calcified cartilage in engineered constructs, here we...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： You F,Chen X,Cooper DML,Chang T,Eames BF

更新日期：2018-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Four-dimensional (4D) bioprinting, encompassing a wide range of disciplines including bioengineering, materials science, chemistry, and computer sciences, is emerging as the next-generation biofabrication technology. By utilizing stimuli-responsive materials and advanced three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting strategies, ...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Li YC,Zhang YS,Akpek A,Shin SR,Khademhosseini A

更新日期：2016-12-02 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：:Calcium alginate hydrogels are widely used as biocompatible materials in a substantial number of biomedical applications. This paper reports on a hybrid 3D printing and electrodeposition approach for forming 3D calcium alginate hydrogels in a controllable manner. Firstly, a specific 3D hydrogel printing system is deve...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Shang W,Liu Y,Wan W,Hu C,Liu Z,Wong CT,Fukuda T,Shen Y

更新日期：2017-06-07 00:00:00