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Szymański T, Mieloch AA, Richter M, Trzeciak T, Florek E, Rybka JD, Giersig M. Utilization of Carbon Nanotubes in Manufacturing of 3D Cartilage and Bone Scaffolds. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E4039. [PMID: 32933020 PMCID: PMC7560098 DOI: 10.3390/ma13184039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Cartilage and bone injuries are prevalent ailments, affecting the quality of life of injured patients. Current methods of treatment are often imperfect and pose the risk of complications in the long term. Therefore, tissue engineering is a rapidly developing branch of science, which aims at discovering effective ways of replacing or repairing damaged tissues with the use of scaffolds. However, both cartilage and bone owe their exceptional mechanical properties to their complex ultrastructure, which is very difficult to reproduce artificially. To address this issue, nanotechnology was employed. One of the most promising nanomaterials in this respect is carbon nanotubes, due to their exceptional physico-chemical properties, which are similar to collagens-the main component of the extracellular matrix of these tissues. This review covers the important aspects of 3D scaffold development and sums up the existing research tackling the challenges of scaffold design. Moreover, carbon nanotubes-reinforced bone and cartilage scaffolds manufactured using the 3D bioprinting technique will be discussed as a novel tool that could facilitate the achievement of more biomimetic structures.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tomasz Szymański
- Center for Advanced Technology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 10 Street, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (T.S.); (A.A.M.); (M.R.); (M.G.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8 Street, 61-614 Poznan, Poland
| | - Adam Aron Mieloch
- Center for Advanced Technology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 10 Street, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (T.S.); (A.A.M.); (M.R.); (M.G.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8 Street, 61-614 Poznan, Poland
| | - Magdalena Richter
- Center for Advanced Technology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 10 Street, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (T.S.); (A.A.M.); (M.R.); (M.G.)
- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 28 czerwca 1956r. Street No. 135/147, 61-545 Poznan, Poland;
| | - Tomasz Trzeciak
- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 28 czerwca 1956r. Street No. 135/147, 61-545 Poznan, Poland;
| | - Ewa Florek
- Laboratory of Environmental Research, Department of Toxicology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Dojazd 30, 60-631 Poznan, Poland;
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- Center for Advanced Technology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 10 Street, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (T.S.); (A.A.M.); (M.R.); (M.G.)
| | - Michael Giersig
- Center for Advanced Technology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 10 Street, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (T.S.); (A.A.M.); (M.R.); (M.G.)
- Department of Physics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Freie Universität, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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