Bioprinting: Bioprinting Complex Cartilaginous Structures with Clinically Compliant Biomaterials (Adv. Funct. Mater. 48/2015)

Abstract

On page 7406, M. Zenobi-Wong and co-workers present a bioink which allows the bioprinting of complex cell-laden cartilaginous structures with regulatory-compliant biomaterials. The printed grafts have tunable mechanical properties and, since they can be developed to contain extracellular matrix particles, are also tissue-specific. Complex and overhanging structures can be printed using a co-extruded support polymer, which also acts as a cation-reservoir to rapidly crosslink the bioink.