Shear stress induced by fluid flow produces improvements in tissue-engineered cartilage.

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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Cell therapy represents a promising option for revascularization of ischemic tissues. However, injection of dispersed cells is not optimal to ensure precise homing into the recipient's vasculature. Implantation of cell-engineered scaffolds around the occluded artery may obviate these limitations. Here, we employed the...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Carrabba M,De Maria C,Oikawa A,Reni C,Rodriguez-Arabaolaza I,Spencer H,Slater S,Avolio E,Dang Z,Spinetti G,Madeddu P,Vozzi G

更新日期：2016-03-24 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：:Tissue engineering has been developed with the ultimate aim of manufacturing human organs, but success has been limited to only thin tissues and tissues with no significant structures. In order to construct more complicated tissues, we have developed a three-dimensional (3D) fabrication technology in which 3D structur...

journal_title：Biofabrication

authors： Arai K,Iwanaga S,Toda H,Genci C,Nishiyama Y,Nakamura M

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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