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Shuai Y, Zheng M, Kundu SC, Mao C, Yang M. Bioengineered Silk Protein-Based 3D In Vitro Models for Tissue Engineering and Drug Development: From Silk Matrix Properties to Biomedical Applications. Adv Healthc Mater 2024:e2401458. [PMID: 39009465 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202401458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2024] [Revised: 06/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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3D in vitro model has emerged as a valuable tool for studying tissue development, drug screening, and disease modeling. 3D systems can accurately replicate tissue microstructures and physiological features, mirroring the in vivo microenvironment departing from conventional 2D cell cultures. Various 3D in vitro models utilizing biomacromolecules like collagen and synthetic polymers have been developed to meet diverse research needs and address the complex challenges of contemporary research. Silk proteins, bearing structural and functional similarities to collagen, have been increasingly employed to construct advanced 3D in vitro systems, surpassing the limitations of 2D cultures. This review examines silk proteins' composition, structure, properties, and functions, elucidating their role in 3D in vitro models. Furthermore, recent advances in biomedical applications involving silk-based organoid models are discussed. In particular, the unique physiological attributes of silk matrix constituents in in vitro tissue constructs are highlighted, providing a meticulous evaluation of their importance. Additionally, it outlines the current research hurdles and complexities while contemplating future avenues, thereby paving the way for developing complex and biomimetic silk protein-based microtissues.
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- Yajun Shuai
- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Bee Resource Utilization and Innovation of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Applied Bioresource Research, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Bee Resource Utilization and Innovation of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Applied Bioresource Research, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics of University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Zona Industrial da Gandra, Barco, Guimarães, 4805-017, Portugal
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, SAR, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Bee Resource Utilization and Innovation of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Applied Bioresource Research, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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Vettori L, Tran HA, Mahmodi H, Filipe EC, Wyllie K, Liu Chung Ming C, Cox TR, Tipper J, Kabakova IV, Rnjak-Kovacina J, Gentile C. Silk fibroin increases the elasticity of alginate-gelatin hydrogels and regulates cardiac cell contractile function in cardiac bioinks. Biofabrication 2024; 16:035025. [PMID: 38776895 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/ad4f1b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Silk fibroin (SF) is a natural protein extracted fromBombyx morisilkworm thread. From its common use in the textile industry, it emerged as a biomaterial with promising biochemical and mechanical properties for applications in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. In this study, we evaluate for the first time the effects of SF on cardiac bioink formulations containing cardiac spheroids (CSs). First, we evaluate if the SF addition plays a role in the structural and elastic properties of hydrogels containing alginate (Alg) and gelatin (Gel). Then, we test the printability and durability of bioprinted SF-containing hydrogels. Finally, we evaluate whether the addition of SF controls cell viability and function of CSs in Alg-Gel hydrogels. Our findings show that the addition of 1% (w/v) SF to Alg-Gel hydrogels makes them more elastic without affecting cell viability. However, fractional shortening (FS%) of CSs in SF-Alg-Gel hydrogels increases without affecting their contraction frequency, suggesting an improvement in contractile function in the 3D cultures. Altogether, our findings support a promising pathway to bioengineer bioinks containing SF for cardiac applications, with the ability to control mechanical and cellular features in cardiac bioinks.
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- L Vettori
- University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
- The Heart Research Institute, Newtown, NSW 2042, Australia
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- University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
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- The Garvan Institute of Medical Research and The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia
- School of Clinical Medicine, St Vincent's Healthcare Clinical Campus, UNSW Medicine and Health, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- The Garvan Institute of Medical Research and The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia
- School of Clinical Medicine, St Vincent's Healthcare Clinical Campus, UNSW Medicine and Health, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
- The Heart Research Institute, Newtown, NSW 2042, Australia
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- The Garvan Institute of Medical Research and The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia
- School of Clinical Medicine, St Vincent's Healthcare Clinical Campus, UNSW Medicine and Health, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
- University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
- The Heart Research Institute, Newtown, NSW 2042, Australia
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Hassan S, Rezaei Z, Luna E, Yilmaz-Aykut D, Lee MC, Perea AM, Jamaiyar A, Bassous N, Hirano M, Tourk FM, Choi C, Becker M, Yazdi I, Fan K, Avila-Ramirez AE, Ge D, Abdi R, Fisch S, Leijten J, Feinberg MW, Mandal BB, Liao R, Shin SR. Injectable Self-Oxygenating Cardio-Protective and Tissue Adhesive Silk-Based Hydrogel for Alleviating Ischemia After Mi Injury. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2312261. [PMID: 38733225 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202312261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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Myocardial infarction (MI) is a significant cardiovascular disease that restricts blood flow, resulting in massive cell death and leading to stiff and noncontractile fibrotic scar tissue formation. Recently, sustained oxygen release in the MI area has shown regeneration ability; however, improving its therapeutic efficiency for regenerative medicine remains challenging. Here, a combinatorial strategy for cardiac repair by developing cardioprotective and oxygenating hybrid hydrogels that locally sustain the release of stromal cell-derived factor-1 alpha (SDF) and oxygen for simultaneous activation of neovascularization at the infarct area is presented. A sustained release of oxygen and SDF from injectable, mechanically robust, and tissue-adhesive silk-based hybrid hydrogels is achieved. Enhanced endothelialization under normoxia and anoxia is observed. Furthermore, there is a marked improvement in vascularization that leads to an increment in cardiomyocyte survival by ≈30% and a reduction of the fibrotic scar formation in an MI animal rodent model. Improved left ventricular systolic and diastolic functions by ≈10% and 20%, respectively, with a ≈25% higher ejection fraction on day 7 are also observed. Therefore, local delivery of therapeutic oxygenating and cardioprotective hydrogels demonstrates beneficial effects on cardiac functional recovery for reparative therapy.
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- Shabir Hassan
- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne St, Cambridge, 02139, United States
- Department of Biological Sciences, Khalifa University, Shakhbout Bin Sultan St, Abu Dhabi, 127788, United Arab Emirates
- Biotechnology Center (BTC), Khalifa University, Shakhbout Bin Sultan St, Abu Dhabi, 127788, United Arab Emirates
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne St, Cambridge, 02139, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, 1365-11155, Iran
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne St, Cambridge, 02139, United States
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne St, Cambridge, 02139, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, 34320, Turkey
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne St, Cambridge, 02139, United States
- Biomedical Research Division, Medicinal Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne St, Cambridge, 02139, United States
- School of Science and Engineering, Technologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne St, Cambridge, 02139, United States
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne St, Cambridge, 02139, United States
- Future Vehicle Research Department, Toyota Research Institute North America, Toyota Motor North America, Inc., 1555 Woodridge Ave., Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne St, Cambridge, 02139, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne St, Cambridge, 02139, United States
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- Department of BioEngineering Technologies, Faculty of Science and Technology, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, Enschede, 7522 NB, The Netherlands
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- School of Arts and Sciences, Regis College, 235 Wellesley Street, Weston, MA, 02493, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne St, Cambridge, 02139, United States
- School of Automation, Hangzhou Dianzi, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, China
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne St, Cambridge, 02139, United States
- Division of Biological and Environmental Science Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne St, Cambridge, 02139, United States
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- Transplantation Research Center, Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of BioEngineering Technologies, Faculty of Science and Technology, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, Enschede, 7522 NB, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
- Center for nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
- Jyoti and Bhupat Mehta School of health Sciences and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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- School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305-5101, USA
- Stanford Amyloid Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305-5101, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne St, Cambridge, 02139, United States
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Jain A, Choudhury S, Sundaresan NR, Chatterjee K. Essential Role of Anisotropy in Bioengineered Cardiac Tissue Models. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2024; 8:e2300197. [PMID: 38126909 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202300197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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As regulatory bodies encourage alternatives to animal testing, there is renewed interest in engineering disease models, particularly for cardiac tissues. The aligned organization of cells in the mammalian heart controls the electrical and ionic currents and its ability to efficiently circulate blood to the body. Although the development of engineered cardiac systems is rising, insights into the topographical aspects, in particular, the necessity to design in vitro cardiac models incorporating cues for unidirectional cell growth, is lacking. This review first summarizes the widely used methods to organize cardiomyocytes (CMs) unidirectionally and the ways to quantify the resulting cellular alignment. The behavior of CMs in response to alignment is described, with emphasis on their functions and underlying mechanisms. Lastly, the limitations of state-of-the-art techniques to modulate CM alignment in vitro and opportunities for further development in the future to improve the cardiac tissue models that more faithfully mimic the pathophysiological hallmarks are outlined. This review serves as a call to action for bioengineers to delve deeper into the in vivo role of cellular organization in cardiac muscle tissue and draw inspiration to effectively mimic in vitro for engineering reliable disease models.
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- Aditi Jain
- Department of Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, 560012, India
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- Department of Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, 560012, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, 560012, India
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- Department of Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, 560012, India
- Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, 560012, India
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Wu J, Yun Z, Song W, Yu T, Xue W, Liu Q, Sun X. Highly oriented hydrogels for tissue regeneration: design strategies, cellular mechanisms, and biomedical applications. Theranostics 2024; 14:1982-2035. [PMID: 38505623 PMCID: PMC10945336 DOI: 10.7150/thno.89493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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Many human tissues exhibit a highly oriented architecture that confers them with distinct mechanical properties, enabling adaptation to diverse and challenging environments. Hydrogels, with their water-rich "soft and wet" structure, have emerged as promising biomimetic materials in tissue engineering for repairing and replacing damaged tissues and organs. Highly oriented hydrogels can especially emulate the structural orientation found in human tissue, exhibiting unique physiological functions and properties absent in traditional homogeneous isotropic hydrogels. The design and preparation of highly oriented hydrogels involve strategies like including hydrogels with highly oriented nanofillers, polymer-chain networks, void channels, and microfabricated structures. Understanding the specific mechanism of action of how these highly oriented hydrogels affect cell behavior and their biological applications for repairing highly oriented tissues such as the cornea, skin, skeletal muscle, tendon, ligament, cartilage, bone, blood vessels, heart, etc., requires further exploration and generalization. Therefore, this review aims to fill that gap by focusing on the design strategy of highly oriented hydrogels and their application in the field of tissue engineering. Furthermore, we provide a detailed discussion on the application of highly oriented hydrogels in various tissues and organs and the mechanisms through which highly oriented structures influence cell behavior.
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- Jiuping Wu
- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
- Translational Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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Mairal A, Mehrotra S, Kumar A, Maiwal R, Marsal J, Kumar A. Hyaluronic Acid-Conjugated Thermoresponsive Polymer-Based Bioformulation Enhanced Wound Healing and Gut Barrier Repair of a TNBS-Induced Colitis Injury Ex Vivo Model in a Dynamic Perfusion Device. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:5382-5400. [PMID: 38266010 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c14113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Impairment of intestinal epithelium is a typical feature of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes leakage of bacteria and antigens from the intestinal lumen and thus results in persistent immune activation. Hence, healing and regeneration of the damaged gut mucosa is a promising therapeutic approach to achieve deep remission in IBD. Currently, available systemic therapies have moderate effects and are often associated with numerous side effects and malignancies. In this study, we aimed to develop a topical therapy by chemically conjugating a temperature-responsive polymer, i.e., poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), along with hyaluronic acid to obtain a sprayable therapeutic formulation that upon colon instillation adheres to the damaged gut mucosa due to its temperature-induced phase transition and mucoadhesive properties. An ex vivo adhesion experiment demonstrates that this therapeutic formulation forms a thin physical coating on the mucosal lining at a physiological temperature within 5 min. Physicochemical characterization of (P(NIPAM-co-NTBAM)-HA) established this formulation to be biocompatible, hemo-compatible, and non-immunogenic. Prednisolone was encapsulated within the polymer formulation to achieve maximum therapeutic efficacy in the case of IBD-like conditions as assessed in a custom-fabricated perfusion-based ex vivo model system. Histological analysis suggests that the prednisolone-encapsulated polymer formulation nearly restored the mucosal architecture after 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid-induced damage. Furthermore, a significant (p ≤ 0.001) increase in mRNA levels of Muc-2 and ZO-1 in treated groups further confirmed the mucosal epithelial barrier restoration.
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- Ayushi Mairal
- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering; Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, UP, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering; Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, UP, India
- Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, UP, India
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070, Delhi, India
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, SE-22185 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering; Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, UP, India
- Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, UP, India
- The Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, UP, India
- Centre for Nanosciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, UP, India
- Centre of Excellence for Orthopedics and Prosthetics, Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, UP, India
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Budharaju H, Sundaramurthi D, Sethuraman S. Embedded 3D bioprinting - An emerging strategy to fabricate biomimetic & large vascularized tissue constructs. Bioact Mater 2024; 32:356-384. [PMID: 37920828 PMCID: PMC10618244 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2023.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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Three-dimensional bioprinting is an advanced tissue fabrication technique that allows printing complex structures with precise positioning of multiple cell types layer-by-layer. Compared to other bioprinting methods, extrusion bioprinting has several advantages to print large-sized tissue constructs and complex organ models due to large build volume. Extrusion bioprinting using sacrificial, support and embedded strategies have been successfully employed to facilitate printing of complex and hollow structures. Embedded bioprinting is a gel-in-gel approach developed to overcome the gravitational and overhanging limits of bioprinting to print large-sized constructs with a micron-scale resolution. In embedded bioprinting, deposition of bioinks into the microgel or granular support bath will be facilitated by the sol-gel transition of the support bath through needle movement inside the granular medium. This review outlines various embedded bioprinting strategies and the polymers used in the embedded systems with advantages, limitations, and efficacy in the fabrication of complex vascularized tissues or organ models with micron-scale resolution. Further, the essential requirements of support bath systems like viscoelasticity, stability, transparency and easy extraction to print human scale organs are discussed. Additionally, the organs or complex geometries like vascular constructs, heart, bone, octopus and jellyfish models printed using support bath assisted printing methods with their anatomical features are elaborated. Finally, the challenges in clinical translation and the future scope of these embedded bioprinting models to replace the native organs are envisaged.
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- Harshavardhan Budharaju
- Tissue Engineering & Additive Manufacturing (TEAM) Lab, Center for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials, ABCDE Innovation Center, School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India
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- Tissue Engineering & Additive Manufacturing (TEAM) Lab, Center for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials, ABCDE Innovation Center, School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India
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- Tissue Engineering & Additive Manufacturing (TEAM) Lab, Center for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials, ABCDE Innovation Center, School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India
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Chen X, Liu S, Han M, Long M, Li T, Hu L, Wang L, Huang W, Wu Y. Engineering Cardiac Tissue for Advanced Heart-On-A-Chip Platforms. Adv Healthc Mater 2024; 13:e2301338. [PMID: 37471526 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202301338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of mortality worldwide, and current preclinical models including traditional animal models and 2D cell culture models have limitations in replicating human native heart physiology and response to drugs. Heart-on-a-chip (HoC) technology offers a promising solution by combining the advantages of cardiac tissue engineering and microfluidics to create in vitro 3D cardiac models, which can mimic key aspects of human microphysiological systems and provide controllable microenvironments. Herein, recent advances in HoC technologies are introduced, including engineered cardiac microtissue construction in vitro, microfluidic chip fabrication, microenvironmental stimulation, and real-time feedback systems. The development of cardiac tissue engineering methods is focused for 3D microtissue preparation, advanced strategies for HoC fabrication, and current applications of these platforms. Major challenges in HoC fabrication are discussed and the perspective on the potential for these platforms is provided to advance research and clinical applications.
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- Xinyi Chen
- Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Translation of Medical 3D Printing Application, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Biomechanics, Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Translation of Medical 3D Printing Application, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Biomechanics, Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Biomaterials Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Translation of Medical 3D Printing Application, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Biomechanics, Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Translation of Medical 3D Printing Application, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Biomechanics, Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Translation of Medical 3D Printing Application, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Biomechanics, Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Biomaterials Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Translation of Medical 3D Printing Application, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Biomechanics, Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Translation of Medical 3D Printing Application, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Biomechanics, Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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Rosellini E, Cascone MG, Guidi L, Schubert DW, Roether JA, Boccaccini AR. Mending a broken heart by biomimetic 3D printed natural biomaterial-based cardiac patches: a review. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1254739. [PMID: 38047285 PMCID: PMC10690428 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1254739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Myocardial infarction is one of the major causes of mortality as well as morbidity around the world. Currently available treatment options face a number of drawbacks, hence cardiac tissue engineering, which aims to bioengineer functional cardiac tissue, for application in tissue repair, patient specific drug screening and disease modeling, is being explored as a viable alternative. To achieve this, an appropriate combination of cells, biomimetic scaffolds mimicking the structure and function of the native tissue, and signals, is necessary. Among scaffold fabrication techniques, three-dimensional printing, which is an additive manufacturing technique that enables to translate computer-aided designs into 3D objects, has emerged as a promising technique to develop cardiac patches with a highly defined architecture. As a further step toward the replication of complex tissues, such as cardiac tissue, more recently 3D bioprinting has emerged as a cutting-edge technology to print not only biomaterials, but also multiple cell types simultaneously. In terms of bioinks, biomaterials isolated from natural sources are advantageous, as they can provide exceptional biocompatibility and bioactivity, thus promoting desired cell responses. An ideal biomimetic cardiac patch should incorporate additional functional properties, which can be achieved by means of appropriate functionalization strategies. These are essential to replicate the native tissue, such as the release of biochemical signals, immunomodulatory properties, conductivity, enhanced vascularization and shape memory effects. The aim of the review is to present an overview of the current state of the art regarding the development of biomimetic 3D printed natural biomaterial-based cardiac patches, describing the 3D printing fabrication methods, the natural-biomaterial based bioinks, the functionalization strategies, as well as the in vitro and in vivo applications.
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- Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Polymer Materials, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
- Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Polymer Materials, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI), Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomaterials, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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Sanaei K, Zamanian A, Mashayekhan S, Ramezani T. Formulation and Characterization of a Novel Oxidized Alginate-Gelatin-Silk Fibroin Bioink with the Aim of Skin Regeneration. IRANIAN BIOMEDICAL JOURNAL 2023; 27:280-93. [PMID: 37873644 PMCID: PMC10707813 DOI: 10.61186/ibj.27.5.280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Background In the present study, a novel bioink was suggested based on the oxidized alginate (OAlg), gelatin (GL), and silk fibroin (SF) hydrogels. Methods The composition of the bioink was optimized by the rheological and printability measurements, and the extrusion-based 3D bioprinting process was performed by applying the optimum OAlg-based bioink. Results The results demonstrated that the viscosity of bioink was continuously decreased by increasing the SF/GL ratio, and the bioink displayed a maximum achievable printability (92 ± 2%) at 2% (w/v) of SF and 4% (w/v) of GL. Moreover, the cellular behavior of the scaffolds investigated by MTT assay and live/dead staining confirmed the biocompatibility of the prepared bioink. Conclusion The bioprinted OAlg-GL-SF scaffold could have the potential for using in skin tissue engineering applications, which needs further exploration.
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- Khadijeh Sanaei
- Department of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Materials and Energy Research Center, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Materials and Energy Research Center, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of biological sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
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Tabatabaei Rezaei N, Kumar H, Liu H, Lee SS, Park SS, Kim K. Recent Advances in Organ-on-Chips Integrated with Bioprinting Technologies for Drug Screening. Adv Healthc Mater 2023; 12:e2203172. [PMID: 36971091 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202203172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Currently, the demand for more reliable drug screening devices has made scientists and researchers develop novel potential approaches to offer an alternative to animal studies. Organ-on-chips are newly emerged platforms for drug screening and disease metabolism investigation. These microfluidic devices attempt to recapitulate the physiological and biological properties of different organs and tissues using human-derived cells. Recently, the synergistic combination of additive manufacturing and microfluidics has shown a promising impact on improving a wide array of biological models. In this review, different methods are classified using bioprinting to achieve the relevant biomimetic models in organ-on-chips, boosting the efficiency of these devices to produce more reliable data for drug investigations. In addition to the tissue models, the influence of additive manufacturing on microfluidic chip fabrication is discussed, and their biomedical applications are reviewed.
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- Nima Tabatabaei Rezaei
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Liver Unit, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Liver Unit, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Bioengineering of functional cardiac tissue composed of primary cardiomyocytes has great potential for myocardial regeneration and in vitro tissue modeling. 3D bioprinting was developed to create cardiac tissue in hydrogels that can mimic the structural, physiological, and functional features of native myocardium. Through a detailed review of the 3D printing technologies and bioink materials used in the creation of a heart tissue, this article discusses the potential of engineered heart tissues in biomedical applications. RECENT FINDINGS In this review, we discussed the recent progress in 3D bioprinting strategies for cardiac tissue engineering, including bioink and 3D bioprinting methods as well as examples of engineered cardiac tissue such as in vitro cardiac models and vascular channels. 3D printing is a powerful tool for creating in vitro cardiac tissues that are structurally and functionally similar to real tissues. The use of human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CM) enables the generation of patient-specific tissues. These tissues have the potential to be used for regenerative therapies, disease modeling, and drug testing.
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- Ting-Yu Lu
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, 9500 Gilman Dr. San Diego, 92093, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, 9500 Gilman Dr. San Diego, 92093, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, 9500 Gilman Dr. San Diego, 92093, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, 9500 Gilman Dr. San Diego, 92093, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, 9500 Gilman Dr. San Diego, 92093, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, 9500 Gilman Dr. San Diego, 92093, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Photocrosslinkable Silk-Based Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine and Healthcare Applications. REGENERATIVE ENGINEERING AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s40883-022-00277-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Ghofrani A, Taghavi L, Khalilivavdareh B, Rohani Shirvan A, Nouri A. Additive manufacturing and advanced functionalities of cardiac patches: A review. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cecen B, Bal-Ozturk A, Yasayan G, Alarcin E, Kocak P, Tutar R, Kozaci LD, Shin SR, Miri AK. Selection of natural biomaterials for micro-tissue and organ-on-chip models. J Biomed Mater Res A 2022; 110:1147-1165. [PMID: 35102687 PMCID: PMC10700148 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.37353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The desired organ in micro-tissue models of organ-on-a-chip (OoC) devices dictates the optimum biomaterials, divided into natural and synthetic biomaterials. They can resemble biological tissues' biological functions and architectures by constructing bioactivity of macromolecules, cells, nanoparticles, and other biological agents. The inclusion of such components in OoCs allows them having biological processes, such as basic biorecognition, enzymatic cleavage, and regulated drug release. In this report, we review natural-based biomaterials that are used in OoCs and their main characteristics. We address the preparation, modification, and characterization methods of natural-based biomaterials and summarize recent reports on their applications in the design and fabrication of micro-tissue models. This article will help bioengineers select the proper biomaterials based on developing new technologies to meet clinical expectations and improve patient outcomes fusing disease modeling.
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- Berivan Cecen
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Institute of Health Sciences, Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Budharaju H, Zennifer A, Sethuraman S, Paul A, Sundaramurthi D. Designer DNA biomolecules as a defined biomaterial for 3D bioprinting applications. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2022; 9:1141-1166. [PMID: 35006214 DOI: 10.1039/d1mh01632f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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DNA has excellent features such as the presence of functional and targeted molecular recognition motifs, tailorability, multifunctionality, high-precision molecular self-assembly, hydrophilicity, and outstanding biocompatibility. Due to these remarkable features, DNA has emerged as a leading next-generation biomaterial of choice to make hydrogels by self-assembly. In recent times, novel routes for the chemical synthesis of DNA, advances in tailorable designs, and affordable production ways have made DNA as a building block material for various applications. These advanced features have made researchers continuously explore the interesting properties of pure and hybrid DNA for 3D bioprinting and other biomedical applications. This review article highlights the topical advancements in the use of DNA as an ideal bioink for the bioprinting of cell-laden three-dimensional tissue constructs for regenerative medicine applications. Various bioprinting techniques and emerging design approaches such as self-assembly, nucleotide sequence, enzymes, and production cost to use DNA as a bioink for bioprinting applications are described. In addition, various types and properties of DNA hydrogels such as stimuli responsiveness and mechanical properties are discussed. Further, recent progress in the applications of DNA in 3D bioprinting are emphasized. Finally, the current challenges and future perspectives of DNA hydrogels in 3D bioprinting and other biomedical applications are discussed.
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- Harshavardhan Budharaju
- Tissue Engineering & Additive Manufacturing (TEAM) Lab, Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB), ABCDE Innovation Centre, School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Tirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Tissue Engineering & Additive Manufacturing (TEAM) Lab, Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB), ABCDE Innovation Centre, School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Tirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Tissue Engineering & Additive Manufacturing (TEAM) Lab, Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB), ABCDE Innovation Centre, School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Tirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
- School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
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- Tissue Engineering & Additive Manufacturing (TEAM) Lab, Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB), ABCDE Innovation Centre, School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Tirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Janani G, Priya S, Dey S, Mandal BB. Mimicking Native Liver Lobule Microarchitecture In Vitro with Parenchymal and Non-parenchymal Cells Using 3D Bioprinting for Drug Toxicity and Drug Screening Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:10167-10186. [PMID: 35171571 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c00312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Bioengineering an in vitro liver model recapitulating the native liver microarchitecture consisting of parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells is crucial in achieving cellular crosstalk and hepatic metabolic functions for accurate hepatotoxicity prediction. Bioprinting holds the promise of engineering constructs with precise control over the spatial distribution of multiple cells. Two distinct tissue-specific liver extracellular matrix (ECM)-based bioinks with excellent printability and rheological attributes are formulated for supporting parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells. A physiologically relevant human vascularized liver model is bioprinted with a novel liver ECM-based bioink laden with human adipose mesenchymal stem cell-derived hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs), human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and human hepatic stellate cells (HHSCs) using an extrusion-based bioprinting approach and validated for hepatotoxicity assessment. The HLC/HUVEC/HHSC-laden liver model resembles native alternate cords of hepatocytes with a functional sinusoidal lumen-like network in both horizontal and vertical directions, demonstrating enhanced albumin production, urea synthesis, and cytochrome P450 (CPR) activity. Furthermore, the liver model is evaluated for drug toxicity assessment following 24 h exposure to different concentrations of (i) non-hepatotoxicants aspirin and dexamethasone, (ii) idiosyncratic hepatotoxicant trovafloxacin mesylate, and (iii) clinical hepatotoxicant acetaminophen and troglitazone. A follow-up cell viability and metabolic competence evaluation by estimating DNA concentration, lactate dehydrogenase activity, and CPR activity revealed a dose-dependent clinically relevant hepatotoxic response. These results corroborated that the developed clinically relevant vascularized liver model is affordable and would aid pharmaceutical companies in speeding up the drug development and provide a robust platform for hepatotoxicity screening.
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- G Janani
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
- School of Health Science & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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Mehrotra S, de Melo BAG, Miscuglio M, Kiaee K, Shin SR, Mandal BB. Mimicking Native Heart Tissue Physiology and Pathology in Silk Fibroin Constructs through a Perfusion-Based Dynamic Mechanical Stimulation Microdevice. Adv Healthc Mater 2022; 11:e2101678. [PMID: 34971210 PMCID: PMC11041525 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202101678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In vitro cardiomyocyte (CM) maturation is an imperative step to replicate native heart tissue-like structures as cardiac tissue grafts or as drug screening platforms. CMs are known to interpret biophysical cues such as stiffness, topography, external mechanical stimulation or dynamic perfusion load through mechanotransduction and change their behavior, organization, and maturation. In this regard, a silk-based cardiac tissue (CT) coupled with a dynamic perfusion-based mechanical stimulation platform (DMM) for achieving maturation and functionality in vitro is tried to be delivered. Silk fibroin (SF) is used to fabricate lamellar scaffolds to provide native tissue-like anisotropic architecture and is found to be nonimmunogenic and biocompatible allowing cardiomyocyte attachment and growth in vitro. Further, the scaffolds display excellent mechanical properties by their ability to undergo cyclic compressions without any deformation when places in the DMM. Gradient compression strains (5% to 20%), mimicking the native physiological and pathological conditions, are applied to the cardiomyocyte culture seeded on lamellar silk scaffolds in the DMM. A strain-dependent difference in cardiomyocyte maturation, gene expression, sarcomere elongation, and extracellular matrix formation is observed. These silk-based CTs matured in the DMM can open up several avenues toward the development of host-specific grafts and in vitro models for drug screening.
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- Shreya Mehrotra
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, 04039-002, Brazil
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
- School of Health Sciences and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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Musilová L, Achbergerová E, Vítková L, Kolařík R, Martínková M, Minařík A, Mráček A, Humpolíček P, Pecha J. Cross-Linked Gelatine by Modified Dextran as a Potential Bioink Prepared by a Simple and Non-Toxic Process. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14030391. [PMID: 35160381 PMCID: PMC8838658 DOI: 10.3390/polym14030391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Essential features of well-designed materials intended for 3D bioprinting via microextrusion are the appropriate rheological behavior and cell-friendly environment. Despite the rapid development, few materials are utilizable as bioinks. The aim of our work was to design a novel cytocompatible material facilitating extrusion-based 3D printing while maintaining a relatively simple and straightforward preparation process without the need for harsh chemicals or radiation. Specifically, hydrogels were prepared from gelatines coming from three sources—bovine, rabbit, and chicken—cross-linked by dextran polyaldehyde. The influence of dextran concentration on the properties of hydrogels was studied. Rheological measurements not only confirmed the strong shear-thinning behavior of prepared inks but were also used for capturing cross-linking reaction kinetics and demonstrated quick achievement of gelation point (in most cases < 3 min). Their viscoelastic properties allowed satisfactory extrusion, forming a self-supported multi-layered uniformly porous structure. All gelatin-based hydrogels were non-cytototoxic. Homogeneous cells distribution within the printed scaffold was confirmed by fluorescence confocal microscopy. In addition, no disruption of cells structure was observed. The results demonstrate the great potential of the presented hydrogels for applications related to 3D bioprinting.
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- Lenka Musilová
- Department of Physics and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Vavreckova 275, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (L.M.); (L.V.); (A.M.)
- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, tř. Tomáše Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (R.K.); (M.M.); (P.H.)
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- CEBIA-Tech, Faculty of Applied Informatics, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Nad Stráněmi 4511, 760 05 Zlín, Czech Republic; (E.A.); (J.P.)
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- Department of Physics and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Vavreckova 275, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (L.M.); (L.V.); (A.M.)
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, tř. Tomáše Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (R.K.); (M.M.); (P.H.)
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, tř. Tomáše Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (R.K.); (M.M.); (P.H.)
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- Department of Physics and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Vavreckova 275, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (L.M.); (L.V.); (A.M.)
- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, tř. Tomáše Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (R.K.); (M.M.); (P.H.)
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- Department of Physics and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Vavreckova 275, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (L.M.); (L.V.); (A.M.)
- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, tř. Tomáše Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (R.K.); (M.M.); (P.H.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Physics and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Vavreckova 275, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (L.M.); (L.V.); (A.M.)
- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, tř. Tomáše Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (R.K.); (M.M.); (P.H.)
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- CEBIA-Tech, Faculty of Applied Informatics, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Nad Stráněmi 4511, 760 05 Zlín, Czech Republic; (E.A.); (J.P.)
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GOx/Hb Cascade Oxidized Crosslinking of Silk Fibroin for Tissue-Responsive Wound Repair. Gels 2022; 8:gels8010056. [PMID: 35049591 PMCID: PMC8774987 DOI: 10.3390/gels8010056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 01/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Promising wound dressings can achieve rapid soft-tissue filling while refactoring the biochemical and biophysical microenvironment to recruit endogenous cells, facilitating tissue healing, integration, and regeneration. In this study, a tissue biomolecule-responsive hydrogel matrix, employing natural silk fibroin (SF) as a functional biopolymer and haemoglobin (Hb) as a peroxidase-like biocatalyst, was fabricated through cascade enzymatic crosslinking. The hydrogels possessed mechanical tunability and displayed adjustable gelation times. A tyrosine unit on SF stabilised the structure of Hb during the cascade oxidation process; thus, the immobilized Hb in SF hydrogels exhibited higher biocatalytic efficiency than the free enzyme system, which provided a continuously antioxidative system. The regulation of the dual enzyme ratio endowed the hydrogels with favourable biocompatibility, biodegradability, and adhesion strength. These multifunctional hydrogels provided a three-dimensional porous extracellular matrix-like microenvironment for promoting cell adhesion and proliferation. A rat model with a full-thickness skin defect revealed accelerated wound regeneration via collagen deposition, re-epithelialisation and revascularisation. Enzyme-loaded hydrogels are an attractive and high-safety biofilling material with the potential for wound healing, tissue regeneration, and haemostasis.
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Paloschi V, Sabater-Lleal M, Middelkamp H, Vivas A, Johansson S, van der Meer A, Tenje M, Maegdefessel L. Organ-on-a-chip technology: a novel approach to investigate cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovasc Res 2021; 117:2742-2754. [PMID: 33729461 PMCID: PMC8683705 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvab088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The development of organs-on-chip (OoC) has revolutionized in vitro cell-culture experiments by allowing a better mimicry of human physiology and pathophysiology that has consequently led researchers to gain more meaningful insights into disease mechanisms. Several models of hearts-on-chips and vessels-on-chips have been demonstrated to recapitulate fundamental aspects of the human cardiovascular system in the recent past. These 2D and 3D systems include synchronized beating cardiomyocytes in hearts-on-chips and vessels-on-chips with layer-based structures and the inclusion of physiological and pathological shear stress conditions. The opportunities to discover novel targets and to perform drug testing with chip-based platforms have substantially enhanced, thanks to the utilization of patient-derived cells and precise control of their microenvironment. These organ models will provide an important asset for future approaches to personalized cardiovascular medicine and improved patient care. However, certain technical and biological challenges remain, making the global utilization of OoCs to tackle unanswered questions in cardiovascular science still rather challenging. This review article aims to introduce and summarize published work on hearts- and vessels-on chips but also to provide an outlook and perspective on how these advanced in vitro systems can be used to tailor disease models with patient-specific characteristics.
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- Valentina Paloschi
- Department for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Technical University Munich, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Berlin, Germany
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- Research Institute of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, IIB Sant Pau, Genomics of Complex Diseases Group, Barcelona, Spain
- Cardiovascular Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- BIOS/Lab on a Chip, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
- Applied Stem Cell Technologies, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Technical University Munich, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Berlin, Germany
- Molecular Vascular Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Vasu S, Zhou J, Chen J, Johnston PV, Kim DH. Biomaterials-based Approaches for Cardiac Regeneration. Korean Circ J 2021; 51:943-960. [PMID: 34854577 PMCID: PMC8636758 DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2021.0291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular disease is a prevalent cause of mortality and morbidity, largely due to the limited ability of cardiomyocytes to proliferate. Existing therapies for cardiac regeneration include cell-based therapies and bioactive molecules. However, delivery remains one of the major challenges impeding such therapies from having significant clinical impact. Recent advancements in biomaterials-based approaches for cardiac regeneration have shown promise in improving cardiac function, promoting angiogenesis, and reducing adverse immune response in both human clinical trials and animal studies. These advances in therapeutic delivery via extracellular vesicles, cardiac patches, and hydrogels have the potential to enable clinical impact of cardiac regeneration therapies. The limited ability of cardiomyocytes to proliferate is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in cardiovascular diseases. There exist therapies for cardiac regeneration that are cell-based as well as that involve bioactive molecules. However, delivery remains one of the major challenges impeding such therapies from having clinical impact. Recent advancements in biomaterials-based approaches for cardiac regeneration have shown promise in clinical trials and animal studies in improving cardiac function, promoting angiogenesis, and reducing adverse immune response. This review will focus on current clinical studies of three contemporary biomaterials-based approaches for cardiac regeneration (extracellular vesicles, injectable hydrogels, and cardiac patches), remaining challenges and shortcomings to be overcome, and future directions for the use of biomaterials to promote cardiac regeneration.
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- Samhita Vasu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Kim SH, Hong H, Ajiteru O, Sultan MT, Lee YJ, Lee JS, Lee OJ, Lee H, Park HS, Choi KY, Lee JS, Ju HW, Hong IS, Park CH. 3D bioprinted silk fibroin hydrogels for tissue engineering. Nat Protoc 2021; 16:5484-5532. [PMID: 34716451 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-021-00622-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The development of biocompatible and precisely printable bioink addresses the growing demand for three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting applications in the field of tissue engineering. We developed a methacrylated photocurable silk fibroin (SF) bioink for digital light processing 3D bioprinting to generate structures with high mechanical stability and biocompatibility for tissue engineering applications. Procedure 1 describes the synthesis of photocurable methacrylated SF bioink, which takes 2 weeks to complete. Digital light processing is used to fabricate 3D hydrogels using the bioink (1.5 h), which are characterized in terms of methacrylation, printability, mechanical and rheological properties, and biocompatibility. The physicochemical properties of the bioink can be modulated by varying photopolymerization conditions such as the degree of methacrylation, light intensity, and concentration of the photoinitiator and bioink. The versatile bioink can be used broadly in a range of applications, including nerve tissue engineering through co-polymerization of the bioink with graphene oxide, and for wound healing as a sealant. Procedure 2 outlines how to apply 3D-printed SF hydrogels embedded with chondrocytes and turbinate-derived mesenchymal stem cells in one specific in vivo application, trachea tissue engineering, which takes 2-9 weeks.
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- Soon Hee Kim
- Nano-Bio Regenerative Medical Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Nano-Bio Regenerative Medical Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Nano-Bio Regenerative Medical Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Nano-Bio Regenerative Medical Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Nano-Bio Regenerative Medical Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Nano-Bio Regenerative Medical Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Nano-Bio Regenerative Medical Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Nano-Bio Regenerative Medical Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Nano-Bio Regenerative Medical Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.,Departments of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, School of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Nano-Bio Regenerative Medical Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Nano-Bio Regenerative Medical Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea
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- Nano-Bio Regenerative Technology Company Ltd., Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Nano-Bio Regenerative Medical Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea. .,Departments of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, School of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
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Mehrotra S, Singh RD, Bandyopadhyay A, Janani G, Dey S, Mandal BB. Engineering Microsphere-Loaded Non-mulberry Silk-Based 3D Bioprinted Vascularized Cardiac Patches with Oxygen-Releasing and Immunomodulatory Potential. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:50744-50759. [PMID: 34664954 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c14118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A hostile myocardial microenvironment post ischemic injury (myocardial infarction) plays a decisive role in determining the fate of tissue-engineered approaches. Therefore, engineering hybrid 3D printed platforms that can modulate the MI microenvironment for improving implant acceptance has surfaced as a critical requirement for reconstructing an infarcted heart. Here, we have employed a non-mulberry silk-based conductive bioink comprising carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to bioprint functional 3D vascularized anisotropic cardiac constructs. Immunofluorescence staining, polymerase chain reaction-based gene expression studies, and electrophysiological studies showed that the inclusion of CNTs in the bioink played a significant role in upregulating matured cardiac biomarkers, sarcomere formation, and beating rate while promoting cardiomyocyte viability. These constructs were then microinjected with calcium peroxide and IL-10-loaded gelatin methacryloyl microspheres. Measurements of oxygen concentration revealed that these microspheres upheld the oxygen availability for maintaining cellular viability for at least 5 days in a hypoxic environment. Also, the ability of microinjected IL-10 microspheres to modulate the macrophages to anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype in vitro was uncovered using immunofluorescent staining and gene expression studies. Furthermore, in vivo subcutaneous implantation of microsphere-injected 3D constructs provided insights toward the extended time frame that was achieved for dealing with the hostile microenvironment for promoting host neovascularization and implant acceptance.
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- Shreya Mehrotra
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
- School of Health Sciences and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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Naskar D, Sapru S, Ghosh AK, Reis RL, Dey T, Kundu SC. Nonmulberry silk proteins: multipurpose ingredient in bio-functional assembly. Biomed Mater 2021; 16. [PMID: 34428758 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/ac20a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The emerging field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicines utilising artificial polymers is facing many problems. Despite having mechanical stability, non-toxicity and biodegradability, most of them lack cytocompatibility and biocompatibility. Natural polymers (such as collagen, hyaluronic acid, fibrin, fibroin, and others), including blends, are introduced to the field to solve some of the relevant issues. Another natural biopolymer: silkworm silk gained special attention primarily due to its specific biophysical, biochemical, and material properties, worldwide availability, and cost-effectiveness. Silk proteins, namely fibroin and sericin extracted from domesticated mulberry silkwormBombyx mori, are studied extensively in the last few decades for tissue engineering. Wild nonmulberry silkworm species, originated from India and other parts of the world, also produce silk proteins with variations in their nature and properties. Among the nonmulberry silkworm species,Antheraea mylitta(Indian Tropical Tasar),A. assamensis/A. assama(Indian Muga), andSamia ricini/Philosamia ricini(Indian Eri), along withA. pernyi(Chinese temperate Oak Tasar/Tussah) andA. yamamai(Japanese Oak Tasar) exhibit inherent tripeptide motifs of arginyl glycyl aspartic acid in their fibroin amino acid sequences, which support their candidacy as the potential biomaterials. Similarly, sericin isolated from such wild species delivers unique properties and is used as anti-apoptotic and growth-inducing factors in regenerative medicines. Other characteristics such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, and non-inflammatory nature make it suitable for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine based applications. A diverse range of matrices, including but not limited to nano-micro scale structures, nanofibres, thin films, hydrogels, and porous scaffolds, are prepared from the silk proteins (fibroins and sericins) for biomedical and tissue engineering research. This review aims to represent the progress made in medical and non-medical applications in the last couple of years and depict the present status of the investigations on Indian nonmulberry silk-based matrices as a particular reference due to its remarkable potentiality of regeneration of different types of tissues. It also discusses the future perspective in tissue engineering and regenerative medicines in the context of developing cutting-edge techniques such as 3D printing/bioprinting, microfluidics, organ-on-a-chip, and other electronics, optical and thermal property-based applications.
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- Deboki Naskar
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.,Present address: Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.,Present address: Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, IL, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- 3Bs Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark-4805-017 Barco, Guimaraes, Portugal
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.,3Bs Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark-4805-017 Barco, Guimaraes, Portugal
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Fan C, Xu Z, Wu T, Cui C, Liu Y, Liu B, Yang J, Liu W. 3D printing of lubricative stiff supramolecular polymer hydrogels for meniscus replacement. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:5116-5126. [PMID: 34254606 DOI: 10.1039/d1bm00836f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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3D printing of a stiff and lubricative hydrogel-based meniscus substitute has been challenging since printability and stiffness compromise each other. In this work, based on an upgraded self-thickening and self-strengthening strategy, a unique multiple H-bonding monomer N-acryloylsemicarbazide (NASC) is firstly copolymerized with a super-hydrophilic monomer carboxybetaine acrylamide (CBAA) in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)/H2O to form a soft poly(NASC-co-CBAA) gel, in which PCBAA serves to weaken the H-bonding interaction and avoid hydrophobic phase separation. The poly(NASC-co-CBAA) gel is then loaded with concentrated NASC and CBAA, followed by heating to form a thickening sol ink, which is printed into different objects that are further photoirradiated to initiate the copolymerization of entrapped NASC and CBAA, resulting in the formation of a high performance hydrogel with a Young's modulus of 10.98 MPa, tensile strength of 1.87 MPa and tearing energy of 5333 J m-2 after DMSO is completely replaced with water, due to the re-establishment of NASC H-bonds. Importantly, PCBAA affords high lubricity in printed hydrogels. The printed PNASC-PCBAA meniscus substitute can substitute rabbit's native meniscus and ameliorate the cartilage surface wear within a set 12-week time window, portending great potential as a meniscal substitute and other soft-supporting tissue scaffolds.
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- Chuanchuan Fan
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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Liu Y, Sun L, Zhang H, Shang L, Zhao Y. Microfluidics for Drug Development: From Synthesis to Evaluation. Chem Rev 2021; 121:7468-7529. [PMID: 34024093 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Drug development is a long process whose main content includes drug synthesis, drug delivery, and drug evaluation. Compared with conventional drug development procedures, microfluidics has emerged as a revolutionary technology in that it offers a miniaturized and highly controllable environment for bio(chemical) reactions to take place. It is also compatible with analytical strategies to implement integrated and high-throughput screening and evaluations. In this review, we provide a comprehensive summary of the entire microfluidics-based drug development system, from drug synthesis to drug evaluation. The challenges in the current status and the prospects for future development are also discussed. We believe that this review will promote communications throughout diversified scientific and engineering communities that will continue contributing to this burgeoning field.
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- Yuxiao Liu
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China.,State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China.,State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China.,State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, and the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, the International Co-laboratory of Medical Epigenetics and Metabolism, Ministry of Science and Technology, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China.,State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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Zhou Y, Cui Y, Wang LQ. A Dual-sensitive Hydrogel Based on Poly(Lactide-co-Glycolide)-Polyethylene Glycol-Poly(Lactide-co-Glycolide) Block Copolymers for 3D Printing. Int J Bioprint 2021; 7:389. [PMID: 34286155 PMCID: PMC8287494 DOI: 10.18063/ijb.v7i3.389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The thermo-sensitive hydrogel formed by triblock copolymers of polyethylene glycols and aliphatic polyesters serves as a promising candidate for bioink due to its excellent biodegradability and biocompatibility. However, the thermo-crosslinking alone cannot achieve a robust hydrogel to support the 3D printed constructs without collapse. Herein, a photo-crosslinkable group was introduced into the triblock copolymers to achieve a dual-sensitive hydrogel. A triblock copolymer poly(lactide-co-glycolide)-polyethylene glycol-poly(lactide-co-glycolide) decorated with acrylate group in the chain end was prepared. The obtained aqueous solutions of the copolymers could transform into hydrogels with excellent shear thinning properties and rapid elastic recovery properties spontaneously on the increase of temperature. The resulted thermogels also allowed for photo-crosslinking by exposure to ultraviolet radiation, with storage modulus dramatically increased to stable the printed constructs. Through a two-step crosslinking strategy, complicated tissue-like constructs with high shape fidelity can be printed using the dual-sensitive inks. Moreover, the mechanical strength, swelling ratio, and printability of the hydrogels can be tuned by varying the substitution rate of the acrylate group without compromising the inks' extrudability. We expect that the dual-sensitive hydrogels may be used as bioinks to print large constructs for applications in tissue engineering.
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- Yang Zhou
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
- Hangzhou Medsun Biological Technology Co., Ltd, Hangzhou Economic and Technological Development Area, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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Siebert L, Luna-Cerón E, García-Rivera LE, Oh J, Jang J, Rosas-Gómez DA, Pérez-Gómez MD, Maschkowitz G, Fickenscher H, Oceguera-Cuevas D, Holguín-León CG, Byambaa B, Hussain MA, Enciso-Martinez E, Cho M, Lee Y, Sobahi N, Hasan A, Orgill DP, Mishra YK, Adelung R, Lee E, Shin SR. Light-controlled growth factors release on tetrapodal ZnO-incorporated 3D-printed hydrogels for developing smart wound scaffold. ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS 2021; 31:2007555. [PMID: 36213489 PMCID: PMC9536771 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202007555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
Advanced wound scaffolds that integrate active substances to treat chronic wounds have gained significant recent attention. While wound scaffolds and advanced functionalities have previously been incorporated into one medical device, the wirelessly triggered release of active substances has remained the focus of many research endeavors. To combine multiple functions including light-triggered activation, anti-septic, angiogenic, and moisturizing properties, we have developed a 3D printed hydrogel patch encapsulating vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) decorated with photoactive and antibacterial tetrapodal zinc oxide (t-ZnO) microparticles. To achieve the smart release of VEGF, t-ZnO was modified by chemical treatment and activated through UV/visible light exposure. This process would also make the surface rough and improve protein adhesion. The elastic modulus and degradation behavior of the composite hydrogels, which must match the wound healing process, were adjusted by changing t-ZnO concentrations. The t-ZnO-laden composite hydrogels can be printed with any desired micropattern to potentially create a modular elution of various growth factors. The VEGF decorated t-ZnO-laden hydrogel patches showed low cytotoxicity and improved angiogenic properties while maintaining antibacterial functions in vitro. In vivo tests showed promising results for the printed wound patches, with less immunogenicity and enhanced wound healing.
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- Leonard Siebert
- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Functional Nanomaterials, Institute for Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Kiel University, Kaiserstr. 2, D-24143, Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Nano-biomedical Science & BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nano-biomedical Science & BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Institute for Infection Medicine, Kiel University and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 4, D-24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for Infection Medicine, Kiel University and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 4, D-24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21569, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, preoperative and pain medicine, Center for Nanomedicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21569, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
- Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Mads Clausen Institute, NanoSYD, University of Southern Denmark, Alsion 2, 6400, Sønderborg, Denmark
- Functional Nanomaterials, Institute for Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Kiel University, Kaiserstr. 2, D-24143, Kiel, Germany
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- Functional Nanomaterials, Institute for Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Kiel University, Kaiserstr. 2, D-24143, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Nano-biomedical Science & BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Carvalho V, Gonçalves I, Lage T, Rodrigues RO, Minas G, Teixeira SFCF, Moita AS, Hori T, Kaji H, Lima RA. 3D Printing Techniques and Their Applications to Organ-on-a-Chip Platforms: A Systematic Review. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 21:3304. [PMID: 34068811 PMCID: PMC8126238 DOI: 10.3390/s21093304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
Three-dimensional (3D) in vitro models, such as organ-on-a-chip platforms, are an emerging and effective technology that allows the replication of the function of tissues and organs, bridging the gap amid the conventional models based on planar cell cultures or animals and the complex human system. Hence, they have been increasingly used for biomedical research, such as drug discovery and personalized healthcare. A promising strategy for their fabrication is 3D printing, a layer-by-layer fabrication process that allows the construction of complex 3D structures. In contrast, 3D bioprinting, an evolving biofabrication method, focuses on the accurate deposition of hydrogel bioinks loaded with cells to construct tissue-engineered structures. The purpose of the present work is to conduct a systematic review (SR) of the published literature, according to the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, providing a source of information on the evolution of organ-on-a-chip platforms obtained resorting to 3D printing and bioprinting techniques. In the literature search, PubMed, Scopus, and ScienceDirect databases were used, and two authors independently performed the search, study selection, and data extraction. The goal of this SR is to highlight the importance and advantages of using 3D printing techniques in obtaining organ-on-a-chip platforms, and also to identify potential gaps and future perspectives in this research field. Additionally, challenges in integrating sensors in organs-on-chip platforms are briefly investigated and discussed.
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- Violeta Carvalho
- MEtRICs, Campus de Azurém, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal;
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- MEtRICs, Campus de Azurém, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal;
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- Center for MicroElectromechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMinho), Campus de Azurém, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal; (T.L.); (R.O.R.); (G.M.)
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- Center for MicroElectromechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMinho), Campus de Azurém, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal; (T.L.); (R.O.R.); (G.M.)
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- Center for MicroElectromechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMinho), Campus de Azurém, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal; (T.L.); (R.O.R.); (G.M.)
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- IN+, Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal;
- CINAMIL, Department of Exact Sciences and Engineering, Portuguese Military Academy, R. Gomes Freire 203, 1169-203 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Finemechanics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan; (T.H.); (H.K.)
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- Department of Finemechanics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan; (T.H.); (H.K.)
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- MEtRICs, Campus de Azurém, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal;
- CEFT, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), R. Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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Wang Y, Chen G, Zhang H, Zhao C, Sun L, Zhao Y. Emerging Functional Biomaterials as Medical Patches. ACS NANO 2021; 15:5977-6007. [PMID: 33856205 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c10724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Medical patches have been widely explored and applied in various medical fields, especially in wound healing, tissue engineering, and other biomedical areas. Benefiting from emerging biomaterials and advanced manufacturing technologies, great achievements have been made on medical patches to evolve them into a multifunctional medical device for diverse health-care purposes, thus attracting extensive attention and research interest. Here, we provide up-to-date research concerning emerging functional biomaterials as medical patches. An overview of the various approaches to construct patches with micro- and nanoarchitecture is presented and summarized. We then focus on the applications, especially the biomedical applications, of the medical patches, including wound healing, drug delivery, and real-time health monitoring. The challenges and prospects for the future development of the medical patches are also discussed.
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- Yu Wang
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 210008 Nanjing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 210008 Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 210008 Nanjing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 210008 Nanjing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 210008 Nanjing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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Keung W, Cheung YF. Human Pluripotent Stem Cells for Modeling of Anticancer Therapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity and Cardioprotective Drug Discovery. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:650039. [PMID: 33953683 PMCID: PMC8090862 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.650039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Anticancer chemotherapies have been shown to produce severe side effects, with cardiotoxicity from anthracycline being the most notable. Identifying risk factors for anticancer therapy-induced cardiotoxicity in cancer patients as well as understanding its underlying mechanism is essential to improving clinical outcomes of chemotherapy treatment regimens. Moreover, cardioprotective agents against anticancer therapy-induced cardiotoxicity are scarce. Human induced pluripotent stem cell technology offers an attractive platform for validation of potential single nucleotide polymorphism with increased risk for cardiotoxicity. Successful validation of risk factors and mechanism of cardiotoxicity would aid the development of such platform for novel drug discovery and facilitate the practice of personalized medicine.
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- Wendy Keung
- Dr. Li Dak-Sum Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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- Dr. Li Dak-Sum Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.,Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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Mu X, Agostinacchio F, Xiang N, Pei Y, Khan Y, Guo C, Cebe P, Motta A, Kaplan DL. Recent Advances in 3D Printing with Protein-Based Inks. Prog Polym Sci 2021; 115:101375. [PMID: 33776158 PMCID: PMC7996313 DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2021.101375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a transformative manufacturing strategy, allowing rapid prototyping, customization, and flexible manipulation of structure-property relationships. Proteins are particularly appealing to formulate inks for 3D printing as they serve as essential structural components of living systems, provide a support presence in and around cells and for tissue functions, and also provide the basis for many essential ex vivo secreted structures in nature. Protein-based inks are beneficial in vivo due to their mechanics, chemical and physical match to the specific tissue, and full degradability, while also to promoting implant-host integration and serving as an interface between technology and biology. Exploiting the biological, chemical, and physical features of protein-based inks can provide key opportunities to meet the needs of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Despite these benefits, protein-based inks impose nontrivial challenges to 3D printing such as concentration and rheological features and reconstitution of the structural hierarchy observed in nature that is a source of the robust mechanics and functions of these materials. This review introduces photo-crosslinking mechanisms and rheological principles that underpins a variety of 3D printing techniques. The review also highlights recent advances in the design, development, and biomedical utility of monolithic and composite inks from a range of proteins, including collagen, silk, fibrinogen, and others. One particular focus throughout the review is to introduce unique material characteristics of proteins, including amino acid sequences, molecular assembly, and secondary conformations, which are useful for designing printing inks and for controlling the printed structures. Future perspectives of 3D printing with protein-based inks are also provided to support the promising spectrum of biomedical research accessible to these materials.
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- Xuan Mu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, via Sommarive 9, Trento 38123, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, via Sommarive 9, Trento 38123, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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Agarwal T, Fortunato GM, Hann SY, Ayan B, Vajanthri KY, Presutti D, Cui H, Chan AHP, Costantini M, Onesto V, Di Natale C, Huang NF, Makvandi P, Shabani M, Maiti TK, Zhang LG, De Maria C. Recent advances in bioprinting technologies for engineering cardiac tissue. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2021; 124:112057. [PMID: 33947551 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Annually increasing incidence of cardiac-related disorders and cardiac tissue's minimal regenerative capacity have motivated the researchers to explore effective therapeutic strategies. In the recent years, bioprinting technologies have witnessed a great wave of enthusiasm and have undergone steady advancements over a short period, opening the possibilities for recreating engineered functional cardiac tissue models for regenerative and diagnostic applications. With this perspective, the current review delineates recent developments in the sphere of engineered cardiac tissue fabrication, using traditional and advanced bioprinting strategies. The review also highlights different printing ink formulations, available cellular opportunities, and aspects of personalized medicines in the context of cardiac tissue engineering and bioprinting. On a concluding note, current challenges and prospects for further advancements are also discussed.
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- Tarun Agarwal
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- Research Center "E. Piaggio" and Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino 1, 56122 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry - Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry - Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Nanotechnology, National Research Council (CNR-NANOTEC), Campus Ecotekne, via Monteroni, Lecce 73100, Italy
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- Center for Advanced Biomaterial for Health Care (CABHC), Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Naples, Italy; Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Biomaterials (CRIB), University of Naples Federico II, P.leTecchio 80, Naples 80125, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Center for Materials Interface, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Pontedera 56025, Pisa, Italy
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- Center for Materials Interface, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Pontedera 56025, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA; Department of Electrical and Computer 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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- Research Center "E. Piaggio" and Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino 1, 56122 Pisa, Italy.
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Wang Y, Cui H, Wang Y, Xu C, Esworthy TJ, Hann SY, Boehm M, Shen YL, Mei D, Zhang LG. 4D Printed Cardiac Construct with Aligned Myofibers and Adjustable Curvature for Myocardial Regeneration. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:12746-12758. [PMID: 33405502 PMCID: PMC9554838 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c17610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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As an innovative additive manufacturing process, 4D printing can be utilized to generate predesigned, self-assembly structures which can actuate time-dependent, and dynamic shape-changes. Compared to other manufacturing techniques used for tissue engineering purposes, 4D printing has the advantage of being able to fabricate reprogrammable dynamic tissue constructs that can promote uniform cellular growth and distribution. For this study, a digital light processing (DLP)-based printing technique was developed to fabricate 4D near-infrared (NIR) light-sensitive cardiac constructs with highly aligned microstructure and adjustable curvature. As the curvature of the heart is varied across its surface, the 4D cardiac constructs can change their shape on-demand to mimic and recreate the curved topology of myocardial tissue for seamless integration. To mimic the aligned structure of the human myocardium and to achieve the 4D shape change, a NIR light-sensitive 4D ink material, consisting of a shape memory polymer and graphene, was created to fabricate microgroove arrays with different widths. The results of our study illustrate that our innovative NIR-responsive 4D constructs exhibit the capacity to actuate a dynamic and remotely controllable spatiotemporal transformation. Furthermore, the optimal microgroove width was discovered via culturing human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes and mesenchymal stem cells onto the constructs' surface and analyzing both their cellular morphology and alignment. The cell proliferation profiles and differentiation of tricultured human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes, mesenchymal stem cells, and endothelial cells, on the printed constructs, were also studied using a Cell Counting Kit-8 and immunostaining. Our results demonstrate a uniform distribution of aligned cells and excellent myocardial maturation on our 4D curved cardiac constructs. This study not only provides an efficient method for manufacturing curved tissue architectures with uniform cell distributions, but also extends the potential applications of 4D printing for tissue regeneration.
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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Yu J, Cai P, Chen X. Structural Regulation of Myocytes in Engineered Healthy and Diseased Cardiac Models. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:267-276. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Jing Yu
- Innovative Center for Flexible Devices (iFLEX), Max Planck-NTU Joint Lab for Artificial Senses, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798 Singapore
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- Innovative Center for Flexible Devices (iFLEX), Max Planck-NTU Joint Lab for Artificial Senses, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798 Singapore
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- Innovative Center for Flexible Devices (iFLEX), Max Planck-NTU Joint Lab for Artificial Senses, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798 Singapore
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Gangrade A, Mandal BB. Drug Delivery of Anticancer Drugs from Injectable 3D Porous Silk Scaffold for Prevention of Gastric Cancer Growth and Recurrence. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:6195-6206. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Ankit Gangrade
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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Scognamiglio C, Soloperto A, Ruocco G, Cidonio G. Bioprinting stem cells: building physiological tissues one cell at a time. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2020; 319:C465-C480. [PMID: 32639873 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00124.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Bioprinting aims to direct the spatial arrangement in three dimensions of cells, biomaterials, and growth factors. The biofabrication of clinically relevant constructs for the repair or modeling of either diseased or damaged tissues is rapidly advancing, resulting in the ability to three-dimensional (3D) print biomimetic platforms which imitate a large number of tissues in the human body. Primary tissue-specific cells are typically isolated from patients and used for the fabrication of 3D models for drug screening or tissue repair purposes. However, the lack of resilience of these platforms, due to the difficulties in harnessing, processing, and implanting patient-specific cells can limit regeneration ability. The printing of stem cells obviates these hurdles, producing functional in vitro models or implantable constructs. Advancements in biomaterial science are helping the development of inks suitable for the encapsulation and the printing of stem cells, promoting their functional growth and differentiation. This review specifically aims to investigate the most recent studies exploring innovative and functional approaches for the printing of 3D constructs to model disease or repair damaged tissues. Key concepts in tissue physiology are highlighted, reporting stem cell applications in biofabrication. Bioprinting technologies and biomaterial inks are listed and analyzed, including recent advancements in biomaterial design for bioprinting applications, commenting on the influence of biomaterial inks on the encapsulated stem cells. Ultimately, most recent successful efforts and clinical potentials for the manufacturing of functional physiological tissue substitutes are reported here, with a major focus on specific tissues, such as vasculature, heart, lung and airways, liver, bone and muscle.
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- Center for Life Nano Science, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Life Nano Science, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
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