An in vitro vascular chip using 3D printing-enabled hydrogel casting.

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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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 the past few decades, 3D printing has played a significant role in fabricating scaffolds with consistent, complex structure that meet patient-specific needs in future clinical applications. Although many studies have contributed to this emerging field of additive manufacturing, which includes material development a...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Guo T,Holzberg TR,Lim CG,Gao F,Gargava A,Trachtenberg JE,Mikos AG,Fisher JP

更新日期：2017-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed cell sheet technology as a modern method for the fabrication of functional tissue-like and organ-like structures. This technology allows for a sheet of interconnected cells and cells in full contact with their natural extracellular environment to be obtained. A cell sheet can be patterned and compose...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Hannachi IE,Yamato M,Okano T

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：: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：:Tissue engineering needs innovative solutions to better fit the requirements of a minimally invasive approach, providing at the same time instructive cues to cells. The use of shape memory polyurethane has been investigated by producing 4D scaffolds via additive manufacturing technology. Scaffolds with two different p...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Hendrikson WJ,Rouwkema J,Clementi F,van Blitterswijk CA,Farè S,Moroni L

更新日期：2017-08-02 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：:Traditional drug discovery involves the screening of lead compounds from a chemical library by using cell-based high throughput screening (HTS) procedures. This has created a demand for the development of cell-based microarray chips for HTS of compounds. Although several cell-based microarray devices and procedures fo...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Fujita S,Onuki-Nagasaki R,Ikuta K,Hara Y

更新日期：2016-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue rings with incorporated microscaffolds have been engineered as promising building blocks for constructing biological tubes from the bottom up. However, the microscaffolds available for incorporation are very limited at present. In this paper we provide an efficient strategy to first incorporate microfluidic spu...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Sun T,Shi Q,Yao Y,Sun J,Wang H,Huang Q,Fukuda T

更新日期：2019-06-25 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：: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 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：:In the pharmaceutical industry, new drugs are tested to find appropriate compounds for therapeutic purposes for contemporary diseases. Unfortunately, novel compounds emerge at expensive prices and current target evaluation processes have limited throughput, thus leading to an increase of cost and time for drug develop...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Rodríguez-Dévora JI,Zhang B,Reyna D,Shi ZD,Xu T

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:The tumour microenvironment is heterogeneous and consists of multiple cell types, variable extracellular matrix (ECM) composition, and contains cell-defined gradients of small molecules, oxygen, nutrients and waste. Emerging in vitro cell culture systems that attempt to replicate these features often fail to incorpora...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Rodenhizer D,Cojocari D,Wouters BG,McGuigan AP

更新日期：2016-10-18 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：: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