Enhancing cell packing in buckyballs by acoustofluidic activation.

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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:In this paper we explore the printability of reversible networks formed by catechol functionalized PEG solutions and metal cations (Al3+, Fe3+ or V3+). The printability and shape fidelity were dependent on the ink composition (metal ion type, pH, PEG molecular weight) and printing parameters (extrusion pressure and pr...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Włodarczyk-Biegun MK,Paez JI,Villiou M,Feng J,Del Campo A

更新日期：2020-04-29 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Nowadays, 3D bioprinting technologies are rapidly emerging in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine as effective tools enabling the fabrication of advanced tissue constructs that can recapitulate in vitro organ/tissue functions. Selecting the best strategy for bioink deposition is often challenging...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Costantini M,Colosi C,Święszkowski W,Barbetta A

更新日期：2018-11-09 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Degeneration of the intervertebral disc (IVD) represents a significant musculoskeletal disease burden. Tissue engineering has proposed several strategies comprising the use of biodegradable materials to prepare scaffolds that can present mechanical properties similar to those of native IVD tissues. However, this might...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： van Uden S,Silva-Correia J,Correlo VM,Oliveira JM,Reis RL

更新日期：2015-01-21 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：:We demonstrate a novel application of TiO2 photocatalysis for modifying the cell affinity of a scaffold surface in a cell-culture environment. An as-deposited octadecyltrichlorosilane self-assembled monolayer (OTS SAM) on TiO2 was found to be hydrophobic and stably adsorbed serum albumins that blocked subsequent adsor...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Yamamoto H,Demura T,Morita M,Kono S,Sekine K,Shinada T,Nakamura S,Tanii T

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：: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

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：: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：: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：: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：: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