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Christoff-Tempesta T, Lew AJ, Ortony JH. Beyond Covalent Crosslinks: Applications of Supramolecular Gels. Gels 2018; 4:E40. [PMID: 30674816 PMCID: PMC6209248 DOI: 10.3390/gels4020040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Traditionally, gels have been defined by their covalently cross-linked polymer networks. Supramolecular gels challenge this framework by relying on non-covalent interactions for self-organization into hierarchical structures. This class of materials offers a variety of novel and exciting potential applications. This review draws together recent advances in supramolecular gels with an emphasis on their proposed uses as optoelectronic, energy, biomedical, and biological materials. Additional special topics reviewed include environmental remediation, participation in synthesis procedures, and other industrial uses. The examples presented here demonstrate unique benefits of supramolecular gels, including tunability, processability, and self-healing capability, enabling a new approach to solve engineering challenges.
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- Ty Christoff-Tempesta
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Miao S, Cui H, Nowicki M, Lee SJ, Almeida J, Zhou X, Zhu W, Yao X, Masood F, Plesniak MW, Mohiuddin M, Zhang LG. Photolithographic-stereolithographic-tandem fabrication of 4D smart scaffolds for improved stem cell cardiomyogenic differentiation. Biofabrication 2018; 10:035007. [PMID: 29651999 PMCID: PMC5978741 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/aabe0b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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4D printing is a highly innovative additive manufacturing process for fabricating smart structures with the ability to transform over time. Significantly different from regular 4D printing techniques, this study focuses on creating novel 4D hierarchical micropatterns using a unique photolithographic-stereolithographic-tandem strategy (PSTS) with smart soybean oil epoxidized acrylate (SOEA) inks for effectively regulating human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (hMSC) cardiomyogenic behaviors. The 4D effect refers to autonomous conversion of the surficial-patterned scaffold into a predesigned construct through an external stimulus delivered immediately after printing. Our results show that hMSCs actively grew and were highly aligned along the micropatterns, forming an uninterrupted cellular sheet. The generation of complex patterns was evident by triangular and circular outlines appearing in the scaffolds. This simple, yet efficient, technique was validated by rapid printing of scaffolds with well-defined and consistent micro-surface features. A 4D dynamic shape change transforming a 2-D design into flower-like structures was observed. The printed scaffolds possessed a shape memory effect beyond the 4D features. The advanced 4D dynamic feature may provide seamless integration with damaged tissues or organs, and a proof of concept 4D patch for cardiac regeneration was demonstrated for the first time. The 4D-fabricated cardiac patch showed significant cardiomyogenesis confirmed by immunofluorescence staining and qRT-PCR analysis, indicating its promising potential in future tissue and organ regeneration applications.
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- Shida Miao
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Program in Cardiac Xenotransplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
- Department of Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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Lee S, Esworthy T, Stake S, Miao S, Zuo YY, Harris BT, Zhang LG. Advances in 3D Bioprinting for Neural Tissue Engineering. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/adbi.201700213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Se‐Jun Lee
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering George Washington University Washington DC 20052 USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering George Washington University Washington DC 20052 USA
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- Department of Medicine George Washington University Washington DC 20052 USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering George Washington University Washington DC 20052 USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu HI 96822 USA
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- Department of Neurology and Pathology Georgetown University Washington DC 20007 USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering George Washington University Washington DC 20052 USA
- Department of Medicine George Washington University Washington DC 20052 USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering George Washington University Washington DC 20052 USA
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Voet VSD, Strating T, Schnelting GHM, Dijkstra P, Tietema M, Xu J, Woortman AJJ, Loos K, Jager J, Folkersma R. Biobased Acrylate Photocurable Resin Formulation for Stereolithography 3D Printing. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:1403-1408. [PMID: 31458469 PMCID: PMC6641428 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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To facilitate the ongoing transition toward a circular economy, the availability of renewable materials for additive manufacturing becomes increasingly important. Here, we report the successful fabrication of complex shaped prototypes from biobased acrylate photopolymer resins, employing a commercial stereolithography apparatus (SLA) 3D printer. Four distinct resins with a biobased content ranging from 34 to 67% have been developed. All formulations demonstrated adequate viscosity and were readily polymerizable by the UV-laser-based SLA process. Increasing the double-bond concentration within the resin results in stiff and thermally resilient 3D printed products. High-viscosity resins lead to high-resolution prototypes with a complex microarchitecture and excellent surface finishing, comparable to commercial nonrenewable resins. These advances can facilitate the wide application of biobased resins for construction of new sustainable products via stereolithographic 3D printing methods.
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- Vincent S. D. Voet
- Professorship
Sustainable Polymers, NHL Stenden University
of Applied Sciences, van Schaikweg 94, 7811 KL Emmen, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
- E-mail: (V.S.D.V.)
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- SymbioShape
Research and Development, SymbioShape, Agora 4, 8934 CJ Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Professorship
Sustainable Polymers, NHL Stenden University
of Applied Sciences, van Schaikweg 94, 7811 KL Emmen, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- KNN
Bioplastic, KNN Groep, Duinkerkenstraat 13, 9723 BN Groningen, The Netherlands
- Macromolecular
Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced
Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- KNN
Bioplastic, KNN Groep, Duinkerkenstraat 13, 9723 BN Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Macromolecular
Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced
Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Macromolecular
Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced
Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Macromolecular
Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced
Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Professorship
Sustainable Polymers, NHL Stenden University
of Applied Sciences, van Schaikweg 94, 7811 KL Emmen, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Professorship
Sustainable Polymers, NHL Stenden University
of Applied Sciences, van Schaikweg 94, 7811 KL Emmen, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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4D printing and its applications in Orthopaedics. J Clin Orthop Trauma 2018; 9:275-276. [PMID: 30202161 PMCID: PMC6128312 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2018.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Rayate A, Jain PK. A Review on 4D Printing Material Composites and Their Applications. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2018.06.424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wu JJ, Huang LM, Zhao Q, Xie T. 4D Printing: History and Recent Progress. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-018-2089-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Miao S, Castro N, Nowicki M, Xia L, Cui H, Zhou X, Zhu W, Lee SJ, Sarkar K, Vozzi G, Tabata Y, Fisher J, Zhang LG. 4D printing of polymeric materials for tissue and organ regeneration. MATERIALS TODAY (KIDLINGTON, ENGLAND) 2017; 20:577-591. [PMID: 29403328 PMCID: PMC5796676 DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2017.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Four dimensional (4D) printing is an emerging technology with great capacity for fabricating complex, stimuli-responsive 3D structures, providing great potential for tissue and organ engineering applications. Although the 4D concept was first highlighted in 2013, extensive research has rapidly developed, along with more-in-depth understanding and assertions regarding the definition of 4D. In this review, we begin by establishing the criteria of 4D printing, followed by an extensive summary of state-of-the-art technological advances in the field. Both transformation-preprogrammed 4D printing and 4D printing of shape memory polymers are intensively surveyed. Afterwards we will explore and discuss the applications of 4D printing in tissue and organ regeneration, such as developing synthetic tissues and implantable scaffolds, as well as future perspectives and conclusions.
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- Shida Miao
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland 4059, Australia
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Ingegneria dell'Informazione (DII), University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino, 256126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Regeneration Science and Engineering, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, 53 Kawara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
- Department of Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
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Kirillova A, Maxson R, Stoychev G, Gomillion CT, Ionov L. 4D Biofabrication Using Shape-Morphing Hydrogels. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2017; 29:1703443. [PMID: 29024044 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201703443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Revised: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Despite the tremendous potential of bioprinting techniques toward the fabrication of highly complex biological structures and the flourishing progress in 3D bioprinting, the most critical challenge of the current approaches is the printing of hollow tubular structures. In this work, an advanced 4D biofabrication approach, based on printing of shape-morphing biopolymer hydrogels, is developed for the fabrication of hollow self-folding tubes with unprecedented control over their diameters and architectures at high resolution. The versatility of the approach is demonstrated by employing two different biopolymers (alginate and hyaluronic acid) and mouse bone marrow stromal cells. Harnessing the printing and postprinting parameters allows attaining average internal tube diameters as low as 20 µm, which is not yet achievable by other existing bioprinting/biofabrication approaches and is comparable to the diameters of the smallest blood vessels. The proposed 4D biofabrication process does not pose any negative effect on the viability of the printed cells, and the self-folded hydrogel-based tubes support cell survival for at least 7 d without any decrease in cell viability. Consequently, the presented 4D biofabrication strategy allows the production of dynamically reconfigurable architectures with tunable functionality and responsiveness, governed by the selection of suitable materials and cells.
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- Alina Kirillova
- College of Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- College of Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- College of Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- College of Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
- College of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
- Faculty of Engineering Science, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstr. 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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Hydrogels are formed from hydrophilic polymer chains surrounded by a water-rich environment. They have widespread applications in various fields such as biomedicine, soft electronics, sensors, and actuators. Conventional hydrogels usually possess limited mechanical strength and are prone to permanent breakage. Further, the lack of dynamic cues and structural complexity within the hydrogels has limited their functions. Recent developments include engineering hydrogels that possess improved physicochemical properties, ranging from designs of innovative chemistries and compositions to integration of dynamic modulation and sophisticated architectures. We review major advances in designing and engineering hydrogels and strategies targeting precise manipulation of their properties across multiple scales.
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- Yu Shrike Zhang
- Biomaterials Innovation Research Center, Division of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Biomaterials Innovation Research Center, Division of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Bioindustrial Technologies, College of Animal Bioscience and Technology, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21569, Saudi Arabia
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Mathews AS, Abraham S, Kumaran SK, Fan J, Montemagno C. Bio nano ink for 4D printing membrane proteins. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra07650a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Photo curable bio-nano ink was designed, developed and printed using a stereolithographic printer.
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- Anu Stella Mathews
- Ingenuity Lab
- Edmonton
- Canada
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
- University of Alberta
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- Ingenuity Lab
- Edmonton
- Canada
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
- University of Alberta
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- Ingenuity Lab
- Edmonton
- Canada
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
- University of Alberta
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton
- Canada
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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- Ingenuity Lab
- Edmonton
- Canada
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
- University of Alberta
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Cui H, Nowicki M, Fisher JP, Zhang LG. 3D Bioprinting for Organ Regeneration. Adv Healthc Mater 2017; 6:10.1002/adhm.201601118. [PMID: 27995751 PMCID: PMC5313259 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201601118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 278] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Regenerative medicine holds the promise of engineering functional tissues or organs to heal or replace abnormal and necrotic tissues/organs, offering hope for filling the gap between organ shortage and transplantation needs. Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is evolving into an unparalleled biomanufacturing technology due to its high-integration potential for patient-specific designs, precise and rapid manufacturing capabilities with high resolution, and unprecedented versatility. It enables precise control over multiple compositions, spatial distributions, and architectural accuracy/complexity, therefore achieving effective recapitulation of microstructure, architecture, mechanical properties, and biological functions of target tissues and organs. Here we provide an overview of recent advances in 3D bioprinting technology, as well as design concepts of bioinks suitable for the bioprinting process. We focus on the applications of this technology for engineering living organs, focusing more specifically on vasculature, neural networks, the heart and liver. We conclude with current challenges and the technical perspective for further development of 3D organ bioprinting.
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- Haitao Cui
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, 3590 Science and Engineering Hall, 800 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The George Washington University, 3590 Science and Engineering Hall, 800 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering University of Maryland 3238 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Medicine, The George Washington University, 3590 Science and Engineering Hall, 800 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA
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