In this study, we present an innovative strategy to reinforce 3D printed hydrogel constructs for cartilage tissue engineering by formulating composite bioinks containing alginate and short submicron polylactide (PLA) fibers.Wedemonstrate that Young’s modulus obtained for pristine alginate constructs (6.9±1.7 kPa) can be increased threefold (up to 25.1±3.8 kPa) with the addition of PLA short fibers. Furthermore, to assess the performance of such materials in cartilage tissue engineering, we loaded the bioinks with human chondrocytes and cultured in vitro the bioprinted constructs for up to 14 days. Live/dead assays at day 0, 3, 7 and 14 of in vitro culture showed that human chondrocytes were retained and highly viable (∼80%) within the 3D deposited hydrogel filaments, thus confirming that the fabricated composites materials represent a valid solution for tissue engineering applications. Finally, we show that the embedded chondrocytes during all the in vitro culture maintain a round morphology, a key parameter for a proper deposition of neocartilage extra cellular matrix.
PLA short sub-micron fibers reinforcement of 3D bioprinted alginate constructs for cartilage regeneration / Alicja, Kosik-Kozioł; Costantini, Marco; Tomasz, Bolek; Krisztina, Szöke; Barbetta, Andrea; Jan, Brinchmann; Wojciech, Święszkowski. - In: BIOFABRICATION. - ISSN 1758-5090. - ELETTRONICO. - 9:4(2017). [10.1088/1758-5090/aa90d7]
PLA short sub-micron fibers reinforcement of 3D bioprinted alginate constructs for cartilage regeneration
Costantini, Marco;Barbetta, Andrea;
2017
Abstract
In this study, we present an innovative strategy to reinforce 3D printed hydrogel constructs for cartilage tissue engineering by formulating composite bioinks containing alginate and short submicron polylactide (PLA) fibers.Wedemonstrate that Young’s modulus obtained for pristine alginate constructs (6.9±1.7 kPa) can be increased threefold (up to 25.1±3.8 kPa) with the addition of PLA short fibers. Furthermore, to assess the performance of such materials in cartilage tissue engineering, we loaded the bioinks with human chondrocytes and cultured in vitro the bioprinted constructs for up to 14 days. Live/dead assays at day 0, 3, 7 and 14 of in vitro culture showed that human chondrocytes were retained and highly viable (∼80%) within the 3D deposited hydrogel filaments, thus confirming that the fabricated composites materials represent a valid solution for tissue engineering applications. Finally, we show that the embedded chondrocytes during all the in vitro culture maintain a round morphology, a key parameter for a proper deposition of neocartilage extra cellular matrix.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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