Complex, multi-scale small intestinal topography replicated in cellular growth substrates fabricated via chemical vapor deposition of Parylene C.

abstract：:Recent research has been focusing on the generation of living personalized osteochondral constructs for joint repair. Native articular cartilage has a zonal structure, which is not reflected in current constructs and which may be a cause of the frequent failure of these repair attempts. Therefore, we investigated the ...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Mancini IAD,Schmidt S,Brommer H,Pouran B,Schäfer S,Tessmar J,Mensinga A,van Rijen MHP,Groll J,Blunk T,Levato R,Malda J,van Weeren PR

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the fabrication of silicon-reinforced carbon (C:Si) structures by combinatorial pulsed laser deposition to search for the best design for a new generation of multi-functional coated implants. The synthesized films were characterized from the morphological, structural, compositional, mechanical and microbi...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Mihailescu IN,Bociaga D,Popescu-Pelin G,Stan GE,Duta L,Socol G,Chifiriuc MC,Bleotu C,Lazar V,Husanu MA,Zgura I,Miculescu F,Negut I,Hapenciuc C

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In conventional primary cultures, cardiac cells prepared from a newborn rat undergo spontaneous formation of cell clusters after several days. These cell clusters may be non-homogeneously distributed on a flat surface and show irregular beating which can be recorded by calcium ion imaging. In order to improve the cell...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Wang L,Liu L,Magome N,Agladze K,Chen Y

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high attrition rate of neuro-pharmaceuticals as they proceed to market necessitates the development of clinically-relevant in vitro neural microphysiological systems that can be utilized during the preclinical screening phase to assess the safety and efficacy of potential compounds. Historically, proposed models h...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Bowser DA,Moore MJ

更新日期：2019-10-21 00:00:00

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：: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：: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：: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：:In this study, we report the step-gradient nanocomposite (NC) hydrogel generated easily by spatial connection of different nanocomposite hydrogel pastes varying in the concentrations of nanomaterials with the aid of a 3D printing technique. The prepared 3D printed gradient NC hydrogel has self-adhesive properties and ...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Motealleh A,Çelebi-Saltik B,Ermis N,Nowak S,Khademhosseini A,Kehr NS

更新日期：2019-08-22 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：: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：:The aim of this study was to comparatively evaluate the angiogenic capacity of cocultures using either human bone marrow- or human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) (BM- or AT-MSCs) with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) both in vitro and in vivo at early time points (i.e. days 3 and 7...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Ma J,Yang F,Both SK,Prins HJ,Helder MN,Pan J,Cui FZ,Jansen JA,van den Beucken JJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：: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：: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：:A major challenge in muscle tissue engineering is mimicking the ordered nanostructure of native collagen fibrils in muscles. Electrospun nanofiber constructs have been proposed as promising candidate alternatives to natural extracellular matrix. Here, we introduce a novel method to fabricate a two-dimension (2D) sheet...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Park SH,Koh UH,Kim M,Yang DY,Suh KY,Shin JH

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：: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：:To overcome the drawbacks of in vitro liver testing during drug development, numerous liver-on-a-chip models have been developed. However, current liver-on-a-chip technologies are labor-intensive, lack extracellular matrix (ECM) essential for liver cells, and lack a biliary system essential for excreting bile acids, w...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Lee H,Chae S,Kim JY,Han W,Kim J,Choi Y,Cho DW

更新日期：2019-01-16 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：: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

abstract：:Tissue engineering based on building blocks is an emerging method to fabricate 3D tissue constructs. This method requires depositing and assembling building blocks (cell-laden microgels) at high throughput. The current technologies (e.g., molding and photolithography) to fabricate microgels have throughput challenges ...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Xu F,Moon SJ,Emre AE,Turali ES,Song YS,Hacking SA,Nagatomi J,Demirci U

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:Electrospinning has been widely used to produce ultrafine fibers in microscale and nanoscale; however, traditional electrospinning processes are currently beset by troublesome limitations in fabrication of 3D periodic porous structures because of the chaotic nature of the electrospinning jet. Here we report a novel st...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Yuan H,Zhou Q,Li B,Bao M,Lou X,Zhang Y

更新日期：2015-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical understanding of the complex metastatic cascade of prostate cancer is necessary for the development of a therapeutic interventions for treating metastatic prostate cancer. Increasing evidence supports the synergistic role of biochemical and biophysical cues in cancer progression at metastases. The biochemical...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Jasuja H,Kar S,Katti DR,Katti K

更新日期：2021-01-08 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：: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：: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：:Fabricating three-dimensional, biocompatible microenvironments to support functional tissue assembly remains a key challenge in cardiac tissue engineering. We hypothesized that since the omentum can be removed from patients by minimally invasive procedures, the obtained underlying matrices can be manipulated to serve ...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Shevach M,Soffer-Tsur N,Fleischer S,Shapira A,Dvir T

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00