3D bioprinting of urethra with PCL/PLCL blend and dual autologous cells in fibrin hydrogel: An in vitro evaluation of biomimetic mechanical property and cell growth environment

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 50, Issue , 2017, Pages 154-164

  Zhang, Kaile ^a,b   Fu, Qiang ^a   Yoo, James ^b   Chen, Xiangxian ^b,d   Chandra, Prafulla ^b   Mo, Xiumei ^c   Song, Lujie ^a   Atala, Anthony ^b   Zhao, Weixin ^b,e  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3D bioprinting; Regenerative medicine; Tissue engineering; Urethra; Urethra stricture

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMIMETICS; CELL ENGINEERING; CELL GROWTH; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GROWTH KINETICS; MUSCLE; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); TISSUE REGENERATION;

3D BIOPRINTING; BIOPRINTING; MECHANICAL CELLS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SCAFFOLDS DESIGN; SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS; TISSUES ENGINEERINGS; URETHRA; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHRAL STRICTURE;

HYDROGELS;

FIBRIN; LACTONE; POLY(LACTIDE CO CAPROLACTONE); POLYCAPROLACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL; HYDROGEL; POLYESTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMIMETICS; BIOPRINTING; BLADDER BIOPSY; CELL DENSITY; CELL GROWTH; CELL LABELING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRACKING; CELL VIABILITY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FIBROBLAST; HYDROGEL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KERATINOCYTE; MICROENVIRONMENT; MTS ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL; SOFTWARE; THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; URETHRA; URETHRA STENOSIS; URETHRA TISSUE; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; LEPORIDAE; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; UROTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; CELL LINE; HYDROGELS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; POLYESTERS; PRINTING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; RABBITS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; URETHRA; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 85010818996     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: 18787568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.12.008     Document Type: Article

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