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3D Bioprinting using UNIversal Orthogonal Network (UNION) Bioinks
Author(s) -
Hull Sarah M.,
Lindsay Christopher D.,
Brunel Lucia G.,
Shiwarski Daniel J.,
Tashman Joshua W.,
Roth Julien G.,
Myung David,
Feinberg Adam W.,
Heilshorn Sarah C.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202007983
Subject(s) - materials science , 3d bioprinting , tissue engineering , nanotechnology , biomedical engineering , engineering
Three‐dimensional (3D) bioprinting is a promising technology to produce tissue‐like structures, but a lack of diversity in bioinks is a major limitation. Ideally each cell type would be printed in its own customizable bioink. To fulfill this need for a universally applicable bioink strategy, a versatile bioorthogonal bioink crosslinking mechanism that is cell compatible and works with a range of polymers is developed. This family of materials is termed UNIversal, Orthogonal Network (UNION) bioinks. As demonstration of UNION bioink versatility, gelatin, hyaluronic acid (HA), recombinant elastin‐like protein (ELP), and polyethylene glycol (PEG) are each used as backbone polymers to create inks with storage moduli spanning from 200 to 10 000 Pa. Because UNION bioinks are crosslinked by a common chemistry, multiple materials can be printed together to form a unified, cohesive structure. This approach is compatible with any support bath that enables diffusion of UNION crosslinkers. Both matrix‐adherent human corneal mesenchymal stromal cells and non‐matrix‐adherent human induced pluripotent stem cell‐derived neural progenitor spheroids are printed with UNION bioinks. The cells retained high viability and expressed characteristic phenotypic markers after printing. Thus, UNION bioinks are a versatile strategy to expand the toolkit of customizable materials available for 3D bioprinting.

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