scholarly journals Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting: A Scientometric Analysis of Two Decades of Progress

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Cristina Pedroza-González ◽  
Marisela Rodriguez-Salvador ◽  
Baruc Emet Pérez Benítez ◽  
Mario Moisés Alvarez ◽  
Grissel Trujillo-de Santiago

This scientometric analysis of 393 original papers published from January 2000 to June 2019 describes the development and use of bioinks for 3D bioprinting. The main trends for bioink applications and the primary considerations guiding the selection and design of current bioink components (i.e., cell types, hydrogels, and additives) were reviewed. The cost, availability, practicality, and basic biological considerations (e.g., cytocompatibility and cell attachment) are the most popular parameters guiding bioink use and development. Today, extrusion bioprinting is the most widely used bioprinting technique. The most reported use of bioinks is the generic characterization of bioink formulations or bioprinting technologies (32%), followed by cartilage bioprinting applications (16%). Similarly, the cell-type choice is mostly generic, as cells are typically used as models to assess bioink formulations or new bioprinting methodologies rather than to fabricate specific tissues. The cell-binding motif arginine-glycine-aspartate is the most common bioink additive. Many articles reported the development of advanced functional bioinks for specific biomedical applications; however, most bioinks remain the basic compositions that meet the simple criteria: Manufacturability and essential biological performance. Alginate and gelatin methacryloyl are the most popular hydrogels that meet these criteria. Our analysis suggests that present-day bioinks still represent a stage of emergence of bioprinting technology.

1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Wasi ◽  
P Alles ◽  
D Gauthier ◽  
U Bhargava ◽  
J Farsi ◽  
...  

We have identified a family of low molecular weight proteins with cell attachment properties in a variety of soft and mineralised connective tissues (Wong et al., Biochem. J. 232, 119, 1985). For further characterisation of these proteins we extracted porcine bones with 4 M guanidine hydrochloride and purified the proteins on a series of gel filtration columns The purifed SAPs comprise three bands with Mr -14 000 -17 000. All three proteins bound to heparin-sepahrose in both the presence and absence of 4M urea, and when eluted with 2 M NaCl they retained their cell binding capacity. These proteins promoted the adhesion and spreading of a variety of cell types, including normal fibroblasts, osteoblasts, and epithelial cells, and tumour (osteosarcoma) cells. On Western blotting SAPs did not cross-react with antibodies against fibronectin, laminin or type I collagen; however, they were recognised by a monoclonal antibody to human vitronectin, a polyclonal antibody to bovine vitronectin and polyclonal antibody to human somatomedin B. Dose response experiments indicated that maximum attachment of human gingival fibroblasts occurred in the presence or absence of fetal bovine serum on wells precoated with 2.5 μg/cm2 of SAPs. Attachment of cells to these proteins was partially inhibited by the synthetic pentapeptide Gly-Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser. Utilising the nitrocellulose cell binding assay of Hayman et al (J. Cell. Biol. 95, 20, 1982), the cell attachment to these proteins could be completely inhibited by heparin (100 units/mL) whereas up to 1000 units/mL of heparin had no inhibitory effect on cell attachment to fibronectin and vitronectin. The occurrence of these proteins in a variety of connective tissues and their recognition by different cell types may reflect their general biological role in adhesive mechanisms in both hard and soft connective tissues. Currently, we are investigating the relationship between SAPs and vitronectin, since it is possible that SAPs represent a tissue-processed form of vitronectin or may be novel attachment proteins with regions of homology with vitronectin


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (18) ◽  
pp. 6544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neha Kaushik ◽  
Linh Nhat Nguyen ◽  
June Hyun Kim ◽  
Eun Ha Choi ◽  
Nagendra Kumar Kaushik

In the field of tissue engineering, there are several issues to consider when designing biomaterials for implants, including cellular interaction, good biocompatibility, and biochemical activity. Biomimetic mineralization has gained considerable attention as an emerging approach for the synthesis of biocompatible materials with complex shapes, categorized organization, controlled shape, and size in aqueous environments. Understanding biomineralization strategies could enhance opportunities for novel biomimetic mineralization approaches. In this regard, mussel-inspired biomaterials have recently attracted many researchers due to appealing features, such as strong adhesive properties on moist surfaces, improved cell adhesion, and immobilization of bioactive molecules via catechol chemistry. This molecular designed approach has been a key point in combining new functionalities into accessible biomaterials for biomedical applications. Polydopamine (PDA) has emerged as a promising material for biomaterial functionalization, considering its simple molecular structure, independence of target materials, cell interactions for adhesion, and robust reactivity for resulting functionalization. In this review, we highlight the strategies for using PDA to induce the biomineralization of hydroxyapatite (HA) on the surface of various implant materials with good mechanical strength and corrosion resistance. We also discuss the interactions between the PDA-HA coating, and several cell types that are intricate in many biomedical applications, involving bone defect repair, bone regeneration, cell attachment, and antibacterial activity.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Céline Barlier ◽  
Diego Barriales ◽  
Alexey Samosyuk ◽  
Sascha Jung ◽  
Srikanth Ravichandran ◽  
...  

AbstractImmunomodulation strategies are crucial for several biomedical applications. However, the immune system is highly heterogeneous and its functional responses to infections remains elusive. Indeed, the characterization of immune response particularities to different pathogens is needed to identify immunomodulatory candidates. To address this issue, we compiled a comprehensive map of functional immune cell states of mouse in response to 12 pathogens. To create this atlas, we developed a single-cell-based computational method that partitions heterogeneous cell types into functionally distinct states and simultaneously identifies modules of functionally relevant genes characterizing them. We identified 295 functional states using 114 datasets of six immune cell types, creating a Catalogus Immune Muris. As a result, we found common as well as pathogen-specific functional states and experimentally characterized the function of an unknown macrophage cell state that modulates the response to Salmonella Typhimurium infection. Thus, we expect our Catalogus Immune Muris to be an important resource for studies aiming at discovering new immunomodulatory candidates.


1993 ◽  
Vol 104 (4) ◽  
pp. 1061-1071 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.C. Adams ◽  
J. Lawler

Thrombospondin-1 is a component of the extracellular matrix which is thought to play important roles in cell migration and proliferation, during embryogenesis and wound repair. To understand the basis for these activities, we are mapping the regions of the molecule with cell adhesive activity. Here, we use antagonists of specific cell binding sites, adhesion-perturbing thrombospondin monoclonal antibodies and proteolytic fragments of platelet thrombospondin, to investigate the adhesive mechanisms used by G361 melanoma cells, human intestinal smooth muscle cells (HISM), epidermal keratinocytes and MG-63 osteosarcoma cells. When attached to the same preparations of platelet thrombospondin, HISM and MG-63 cells underwent spreading, whereas G361 cells and keratinocytes did not. Attachment of all four cell types involved the carboxyterminal domain. The type 1 repeats and the amino-terminal heparin binding domain were important for stable attachment of G361, HISM and MG-63 cells, but were not involved in keratinocyte attachment. GRGDSP peptide caused near complete inhibition of HISM and MG-63 cell attachment, partially inhibited G361 attachment, but did not inhibit keratinocyte attachment. Attachment of HISM and MG-63 cells involved the alpha v beta 3 integrin. The integrity of the thrombospondin molecule was important for its adhesivity towards G361, HISM, and MG-63 cells, whereas keratinocytes attached to the 140 kDa tryptic fragment as effectively as they did to the intact molecule. These results show that cell attachment to platelet thrombospondin typically involves multiple binding interactions, but the exact profile of interactions is cell type specific. Usage of particular cell-binding sites does not predict whether cells will undergo spreading or not. These data may, in part, explain some of the current controversies surrounding the mechanisms of cell attachment to thrombospondin.


2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (a1) ◽  
pp. C743-C743
Author(s):  
Tatiane Britos ◽  
Li Min ◽  
Lilia De Souza Li ◽  
Paula Haddad

This work reports the synthesis and characterization of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs), with great potential for biomedical applications. SPIONs were prepared through a decomposition of Fe(acac)3 in the presence of 1,2 hexadecanodiol (reducing agent), oleic acid and oleylamine (ligands) in a hot organic solvent. The mercaptosuccinic acid (MSA) and 2,3- dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) were exchanged onto the nanocrystal surface making the particles stable in water. The thiolated nanoparticles (SH-NPs) were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). The as-prepared sample presented an amorphous partially oxidized iron structure. The results showed that the SH-NPs have a mean diameter of 6 nm and display superparamagnetic behavior at room temperature. Preliminary tests of incorporation of these systems were evaluated in Hela cells and stem cells. The results showed that the thiolated nanoparticles have no toxic effects for both cell types with good incorporation after 6 hours of transfection. Magnetic resonance image (MRI) were also carried and showed that the MNPs increase the contrast in systems investigated. Acknowledgements: FAPESP (2011/10125-0), CNPq, CAPES, UNICAMP


2006 ◽  
Vol 281 (43) ◽  
pp. 32156-32163 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Whiteford ◽  
John R. Couchman

Syndecans are cell surface proteoglycans involved in cell adhesion and motility. Syndecan-4 is an important component of focal adhesions and is involved in cytoskeletal reorganization. Previous work has shown that the syndecan-4 ectodomain can support cell attachment. Here, three vertebrate syndecan-4 ectodomains were compared, including that of the zebrafish, and we have demonstrated that the cell binding activity of the syndecan-4 ectodomain is conserved. Cell adhesion to the syndecan-4 ectodomain appears to be a characteristic of mesenchymal cells. Comparison of syndecan-4 ectodomain sequences led to the identification of three conserved regions of sequence, of which the NXIP motif is important for cell binding activity. We have shown that cell adhesion to the syndecan-4 ectodomain involves β1 integrins in several cell types.


1987 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
pp. 1435-1442 ◽  
Author(s):  
S L Rogers ◽  
P C Letourneau ◽  
B A Peterson ◽  
L T Furcht ◽  
J B McCarthy

Mechanisms of cell interaction with fibronectin have been studied with proteolytic fibronectin fragments that have well-defined ligand binding properties. Results of a previous study (Rogers, S. L., J. B. McCarthy, S. L. Palm, L. T. Furcht, and P. C. Letourneau, 1985, J. Neurosci., 5:369-378) demonstrated that (a) central (CNS) and peripheral (PNS) nervous system neurons adhere to, and extend neurites on a 33-kD carboxyl terminal fibronectin fragment that also binds heparin, and (b) neurons from the PNS, but not the CNS, have stable interactions with a 75-kD cell-binding fragment and with intact fibronectin. In the present study domain-specific reagents were used in inhibition assays to further differentiate cell surface interactions with the two fibronectin domains, and to define the significance of these domains to cell interactions with the intact fibronectin molecule. These reagents are (a) a soluble synthetic tetrapeptide Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser (RGDS; Pierschbacher, M. D., and E. Ruoslahti, 1984, Nature (Lond.), 309:30-33) representing a cell-binding determinant in the 75-kD fragment, and (b) an antibody raised against the 33-kD fragment that binds specifically to that fragment. Initial cell attachment to, and neurite extension upon, fibronectin and the two different fragments was evaluated in the presence and absence of the two reagents. Attachment of both PNS and CNS cells to intact fibronectin was reduced in the presence of RGDS, the former more so than the latter. In contrast, the antibody to the 33-kD fragment did not affect attachment of PNS cells to fibronectin, but significantly decreased attachment of CNS cells to the molecule. RGDS inhibited attachment of CNS cells to the molecule. RGDS inhibited attachment of both cell types to the 75-kD fragment to a greater degree than it did attachment to the intact molecule. Cell interaction with the 33-kD fragment was not affected by RGDS. Reduction of neurite lengths (determined after 24 h of culture) by the domain-specific reagents paralleled the reduction in initial adhesion to each substratum. Therefore, it appears that (a) both PNS and CNS cells have receptors for each cell-binding domain of fibronectin, (b) the receptor(s) for the two domains are distinct, with attachment to the 33-kD fragment being independent of RGDS, and (c) the relative importance of each domain to cell interaction with intact fibronectin is different for CNS and PNS cells.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 3786
Author(s):  
Magdalena Tomanik ◽  
Magdalena Kobielarz ◽  
Jarosław Filipiak ◽  
Maria Szymonowicz ◽  
Agnieszka Rusak ◽  
...  

Laser-based technologies are extensively used for polymer surface patterning and/or texturing. Different micro- and nanostructures can be obtained thanks to a wide range of laser types and beam parameters. Cell behavior on various types of materials is an extensively investigated phenomenon in biomedical applications. Polymer topography such as height, diameter, and spacing of the patterning will cause different cell responses, which can also vary depending on the utilized cell types. Structurization can highly improve the biological performance of the material without any need for chemical modification. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of CO2 laser irradiation of poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) thin films on the surface microhardness, roughness, wettability, and cytocompatibility. The conducted testing showed that CO2 laser texturing of PLLA provides the ability to adjust the structural and physical properties of the PLLA surface to the requirements of the cells despite significant changes in the mechanical properties of the laser-treated surface polymer.


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