scholarly journals Enzyme degradable star polymethacrylate/silica hybrid inks for 3D printing of tissue scaffolds

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 3189-3199
Author(s):  
Anna Li Volsi ◽  
Francesca Tallia ◽  
Haffsah Iqbal ◽  
Theoni K. Georgiou ◽  
Julian R. Jones
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Tissue Scaffolds ◽  
Star Polymer ◽  
Polymer Architecture ◽  
Organic Hybrid ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Silica Hybrid

We report the first enzyme cleavable inorganic–organic hybrid “inks” that can be 3D printed as scaffolds for bone regeneration and investigate the effect of star polymer architecture on their properties.

Engineering 3D-printed core-shell hydrogel scaffolds reinforced with hybrid hydroxyapatite/polycaprolactone nanoparticles for in vivo bone regeneration

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salma Essam El-Habashy ◽  
Amal ElKamel ◽  
Marwa Essawy ◽  
Elsayeda-Zeinab Abdelfattah ◽  
Hoda M Eltaher
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Composite Hydrogel ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Hydrogel Scaffolds ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Indispensable Tool

The versatility of 3D printing has rendered it an indispensable tool for the fabrication of composite hydrogel scaffolds, offering bone biomimetic features through inorganic and biopolymeric components as promising platforms...

scholarly journals Bone Regeneration Capability of 3D Printed Ceramic Scaffolds

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (14) ◽  
pp. 4837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju-Won Kim ◽  
Byoung-Eun Yang ◽  
Seok-Jin Hong ◽  
Hyo-Geun Choi ◽  
Sun-Ju Byeon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Negative Control Group ◽  
Negative Control ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Digital Light Processing ◽  
Defect Sites ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Printing System ◽  
3D Printed

In this study, we evaluated the bone regenerative capability of a customizable hydroxyapatite (HA) and tricalcium phosphate (TCP) scaffold using a digital light processing (DLP)-type 3D printing system. Twelve healthy adult male beagle dogs were the study subjects. A total of 48 defects were created, with two defects on each side of the mandible in all the dogs. The defect sites in the negative control group (sixteen defects) were left untreated (the NS group), whereas those in the positive control group (sixteen defects) were filled with a particle-type substitute (the PS group). The defect sites in the experimental groups (sixteen defects) were filled with a 3D printed substitute (the 3DS group). Six dogs each were exterminated after healing periods of 4 and 8 weeks. Radiological and histomorphometrical evaluations were then performed. None of the groups showed any specific problems. In radiological evaluation, there was a significant difference in the amount of new bone formation after 4 weeks (p < 0.05) between the PS and 3DS groups. For both of the evaluations, the difference in the total amount of bone after 8 weeks was statistically significant (p < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in new bone between the PS and 3DS groups in both evaluations after 8 weeks (p > 0.05). The proposed HA/TCP scaffold without polymers, obtained using the DLP-type 3D printing system, can be applied for bone regeneration. The 3D printing of a HA/TCP scaffold without polymers can be used for fabricating customized bone grafting substitutes.

scholarly journals 13-93 bioactive glass/alginate composite scaffolds 3D printed under mild conditions for bone regeneration

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (20) ◽  
pp. 11880-11889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilin Luo ◽  
Yufei Ma ◽  
Xu Cui ◽  
Lixin Jiang ◽  
Mingming Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Bioactive Glass ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Sodium Alginate ◽  
Composite Scaffolds ◽  
Mild Conditions ◽  
Mass Ratios ◽  
3D Printed

Composite scaffolds of type 13-93 bioactive glass (13-93 BG) and sodium alginate (SA), denoted 13-93 BG/SA, in mass ratios of 0 : 4, 1 : 4, 2 : 4 and 4 : 4 were prepared for bone regeneration by 3D printing under mild conditions.

scholarly journals Vascularized Bone Regeneration Accelerated by 3D-Printed Nanosilicate-Functionalized Polycaprolactone Scaffold

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiongcheng Xu ◽  
Long Xiao ◽  
Yanmei Xu ◽  
Jin Zhuo ◽  
Xue Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Bone Repair ◽  
Cytokine Secretion ◽  
Printing Technology ◽  
3D Printing Technology ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Vascularized Bone

Abstract Critical oral-maxillofacial bone defects, damaged by trauma and tumors, not only affect the physiological functions and mental health of patients but are also highly challenging to reconstruct. Personalized biomaterials customized by 3D printing technology have the potential to match oral-maxillofacial bone repair and regeneration requirements. Laponite nanosilicates have been added to biomaterials to achieve biofunctional modification owing to their excellent biocompatibility and bioactivity. Herein, porous nanosilicate-functionalized polycaprolactone (PCL/LAP) was fabricated by 3D printing technology, and its bioactivities in bone regeneration were investigated in vitro and in vivo. In vitro experiments demonstrated that PCL/LAP exhibited good cytocompatibility and enhanced the viability of BMSCs. PCL/LAP functioned to stimulate osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs at the mRNA and protein levels and elevated angiogenic gene expression and cytokine secretion. Moreover, BMSCs cultured on PCL/LAP promoted the angiogenesis potential of endothelial cells by angiogenic cytokine secretion. Then, PCL/LAP scaffolds were implanted into the calvarial defect model. Toxicological safety of PCL/LAP was confirmed, and significant enhancement of vascularized bone formation was observed. Taken together, 3D-printed PCL/LAP scaffolds with brilliant osteogenesis to enhance bone regeneration could be envisaged as an outstanding bone substitute for a promising change in oral-maxillofacial bone defect reconstruction.

Direct 3D printing of a tough hydrogel incorporated with carbon nanotubes for bone regeneration

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (45) ◽  
pp. 7207-7217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haomin Cui ◽  
Yaling Yu ◽  
Xiaokeng Li ◽  
Ziyang Sun ◽  
Jihao Ruan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
3D Printing ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Bone Defects ◽  
Tissue Scaffolds ◽  
Printing Technique ◽  
Regeneration Of Bone ◽  
3D Printing Technique

The emerging three-dimensional (3D) printing technique has shown prominent advantages to fabricate hydrogel-based tissue scaffolds for the regeneration of bone defects.

scholarly journals Integrated Design Approaches for 3D Printed Tissue Scaffolds: Review and Outlook

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 2355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Egan
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Tissue Scaffolds ◽  
Mechanical Stiffness ◽  
Tissue Scaffold ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
New Research

Emerging 3D printing technologies are enabling the fabrication of complex scaffold structures for diverse medical applications. 3D printing allows controlled material placement for configuring porous tissue scaffolds with tailored properties for desired mechanical stiffness, nutrient transport, and biological growth. However, tuning tissue scaffold functionality requires navigation of a complex design space with numerous trade-offs that require multidisciplinary assessment. Integrated design approaches that encourage iteration and consideration of diverse processes including design configuration, material selection, and simulation models provide a basis for improving design performance. In this review, recent advances in design, fabrication, and assessment of 3D printed tissue scaffolds are investigated with a focus on bone tissue engineering. Bone healing and fusion are examples that demonstrate the needs of integrated design approaches in leveraging new materials and 3D printing processes for specified clinical applications. Current challenges for integrated design are outlined and emphasize directions where new research may lead to significant improvements in personalized medicine and emerging areas in healthcare.

Biodegradable 3D Printed Polymer Microneedles for Transdermal Drug Delivery

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Luzuriaga ◽  
Danielle R. Berry ◽  
John C. Reagan ◽  
Ronald A. Smaldone ◽  
Jeremiah J. Gassensmith
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
3D Printing ◽  
Transdermal Drug Delivery ◽  
Fused Deposition Modeling ◽  
Fused Deposition ◽  
Modeling Software ◽  
Deposition Modeling ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Microfabrication Technique ◽  
Mechanical Strengths

Biodegradable polymer microneedle (MN) arrays are an emerging class of transdermal drug delivery devices that promise a painless and sanitary alternative to syringes; however, prototyping bespoke needle architectures is expensive and requires production of new master templates. Here, we present a new microfabrication technique for MNs using fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing using polylactic acid, an FDA approved, renewable, biodegradable, thermoplastic material. We show how this natural degradability can be exploited to overcome a key challenge of FDM 3D printing, in particular the low resolution of these printers. We improved the feature size of the printed parts significantly by developing a post fabrication chemical etching protocol, which allowed us to access tip sizes as small as 1 μm. With 3D modeling software, various MN shapes were designed and printed rapidly with custom needle density, length, and shape. Scanning electron microscopy confirmed that our method resulted in needle tip sizes in the range of 1 – 55 µm, which could successfully penetrate and break off into porcine skin. We have also shown that these MNs have comparable mechanical strengths to currently fabricated MNs and we further demonstrated how the swellability of PLA can be exploited to load small molecule drugs and how its degradability in skin can release those small molecules over time.

Biomimetic Design of 3D Printed Tissue-engineered bone Constructs

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Liu ◽  
Shifeng Liu ◽  
Yunzhe Li ◽  
Peng Zhou ◽  
Qian ma
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
3D Printing ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
Bionic Design ◽  
Material Interfaces ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Cell Printing ◽  
Biomimetic Scaffolds ◽  
3D Printed

Abstract:: Surgery to repair damaged tissue, which is caused by disease or trauma, is being carried out all the time, and a desirable treatment is compelling need to regenerate damaged tissues to further improve the quality of human health. Therefore, more and more research focus on exploring the most suitable bionic design to enrich available treatment methods. 3D-printing, as an advanced materials processing approach, holds promising potential to create prototypes with complex constructs that could reproduce primitive tissues and organs as much as possible or provide appropriate cell-material interfaces. In a sense, 3D printing promises to bridge between tissue engineering and bionic design, which can provide an unprecedented personalized recapitulation with biomimetic function under the precise control of the composition and spatial distribution of cells and biomaterials. This article describes recent progress in 3D bionic design and the potential application prospect of 3D printing regenerative medicine including 3D printing biomimetic scaffolds and 3D cell printing in tissue engineering.

scholarly journals Design of a 3D-printed hand prosthesis featuring articulated bio-inspired fingers

2020 ◽  
pp. 095441192098088
Author(s):  
Juan Sebastian Cuellar ◽  
Dick Plettenburg ◽  
Amir A Zadpoor ◽  
Paul Breedveld ◽  
Gerwin Smit
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Prosthetic Hand ◽  
Hand Prosthesis ◽  
Fused Deposition ◽  
Pinch Force ◽  
Actuation System ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Energy Dissipated ◽  
Dual Material

Various upper-limb prostheses have been designed for 3D printing but only a few of them are based on bio-inspired design principles and many anatomical details are not typically incorporated even though 3D printing offers advantages that facilitate the application of such design principles. We therefore aimed to apply a bio-inspired approach to the design and fabrication of articulated fingers for a new type of 3D printed hand prosthesis that is body-powered and complies with basic user requirements. We first studied the biological structure of human fingers and their movement control mechanisms in order to devise the transmission and actuation system. A number of working principles were established and various simplifications were made to fabricate the hand prosthesis using a fused deposition modelling (FDM) 3D printer with dual material extrusion. We then evaluated the mechanical performance of the prosthetic device by measuring its ability to exert pinch forces and the energy dissipated during each operational cycle. We fabricated our prototypes using three polymeric materials including PLA, TPU, and Nylon. The total weight of the prosthesis was 92 g with a total material cost of 12 US dollars. The energy dissipated during each cycle was 0.380 Nm with a pinch force of ≈16 N corresponding to an input force of 100 N. The hand is actuated by a conventional pulling cable used in BP prostheses. It is connected to a shoulder strap at one end and to the coupling of the whiffle tree mechanism at the other end. The whiffle tree mechanism distributes the force to the four tendons, which bend all fingers simultaneously when pulled. The design described in this manuscript demonstrates several bio-inspired design features and is capable of performing different grasping patterns due to the adaptive grasping provided by the articulated fingers. The pinch force obtained is superior to other fully 3D printed body-powered hand prostheses, but still below that of conventional body powered hand prostheses. We present a 3D printed bio-inspired prosthetic hand that is body-powered and includes all of the following characteristics: adaptive grasping, articulated fingers, and minimized post-printing assembly. Additionally, the low cost and low weight make this prosthetic hand a worthy option mainly in locations where state-of-the-art prosthetic workshops are absent.

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