Bioprinting using mechanically robust core-shell cell-laden hydrogel strandsTools Mistry, Pritesh, Aied, Ahmed, Alexander, Morgan R., Shakesheff, Kevin, Bennett, Andrew and Yang, Jing (2017) Bioprinting using mechanically robust core-shell cell-laden hydrogel strands. Macromolecular Bioscience . ISSN 1616-5195 Full text not available from this repository.AbstractThe strand material in extrusion-based bioprinting determines the microenvironments of the embedded cells and the initial mechanical properties of the constructs. One unmet challenge is the combination of optimal biological and mechanical properties in bioprinted constructs. Here, a novel bioprinting method that utilises core-shell cell-laden strands with a mechanically robust shell and an extracellular matrix (ECM)-like core has been developed. Cells encapsulated in the strands demonstrate high cell viability and tissue-like functions during cultivation. This process of bioprinting using core-shell strands with optimal biochemical and biomechanical properties represents a new strategy for fabricating functional human tissues and organs.
Actions (Archive Staff Only)
|