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Cell and protein compatible 3D bioprinting of mechanically strong constructs for bone repair

Sawkins, Michael John; Mistry, Pritesh; Brown, Bryan N.; Shakesheff, Kevin M.; Bonassar, Larry J.; Yang, Jing

Authors

Michael John Sawkins

Pritesh Mistry

Bryan N. Brown

Kevin M. Shakesheff

Larry J. Bonassar

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JING YANG JING.YANG@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
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Abstract

© 2015 IOP Publishing Ltd. Rapid prototyping of bone tissue engineering constructs often utilizes elevated temperatures, organic solvents and/or UV light for materials processing. These harsh conditions may prevent the incorporation of cells and therapeutic proteins in the fabrication processes. Here we developed a method for using bioprinting to produce constructs from a thermoresponsive microparticulate material based on poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) at ambient conditions. These constructs could be engineered with yield stresses of up to 1.22 MPa and Young's moduli of up to 57.3 MPa which are within the range of properties of human cancellous bone. Further study showed that protein-releasing microspheres could be incorporated into the bioprinted constructs. The release of the model protein lysozyme from bioprinted constructs was sustainted for a period of 15 days and a high degree of protein activity could be measured up to day 9. This work suggests that bioprinting is a viable route to the production of mechanically strong constructs for bone repair under mild conditions which allow the inclusion of viable cells and active proteins.

Citation

Sawkins, M. J., Mistry, P., Brown, B. N., Shakesheff, K. M., Bonassar, L. J., & Yang, J. (2015). Cell and protein compatible 3D bioprinting of mechanically strong constructs for bone repair. Biofabrication, 7(3), Article 035004. https://doi.org/10.1088/1758-5090/7/3/035004

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 27, 2015
Online Publication Date Jul 2, 2015
Publication Date Jul 2, 2015
Deposit Date Aug 28, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Biofabrication
Print ISSN 1758-5082
Electronic ISSN 1758-5090
Publisher IOP Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
Issue 3
Article Number 035004
DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/1758-5090/7/3/035004
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/757794
Publisher URL http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1758-5090/7/3/035004
Additional Information Accepted author manuscript. Copyright IOP Publishing.

Sawkins, M.J., Mistry, P., Brown, B.N., Shakesheff, K.M., Bonassar, L.J. and Yang, J. 2015. Cell and protein compatible 3D bioprinting of mechanically strong constructs for bone repair. Biofabrication. 7(035004)

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