bims-biprem 2023-07-16 papers

bims-biprem

Biomed News

on Bioprinting for regenerative medicine

Issue of 2023–07–16
nine papers selected by
Seerat Maqsood, University of Teramo

Biomaterials / bioinks and extrusion bioprinting.
Stimuli-responsive biomaterials: smart avenue toward 4D bioprinting.
3D bioprinting for organ and organoid models and disease modeling.
Polyhedron-Like Biomaterials for Innervated and Vascularized Bone Regeneration.
Assessment of different manufacturing techniques for the production of bioartificial scaffolds as soft organ transplant substitutes.
Research Progress of Polymer Biomaterials as Scaffolds for Corneal Endothelium Tissue Engineering.
Hydroxyapatite/Polyurethane Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering.
Protein-Based Hydrogels and Their Biomedical Applications.
Outstanding Reviewers for Biomaterials Science in 2022.

Bioact Mater. 2023 Oct;28 511-536

Biomaterials / bioinks and extrusion bioprinting.

X B Chen, A Fazel Anvari-Yazdi, X Duan, A Zimmerling, R Gharraei, N K Sharma, S Sweilem, L Ning.

  Bioinks are formulations of biomaterials and living cells, sometimes with growth factors or other biomolecules, while extrusion bioprinting is an emerging technique to apply or deposit these bioinks or biomaterial solutions to create three-dimensional (3D) constructs with architectures and mechanical/biological properties that mimic those of native human tissue or organs. Printed constructs have found wide applications in tissue engineering for repairing or treating tissue/organ injuries, as well as in vitro tissue modelling for testing or validating newly developed therapeutics and vaccines prior to their use in humans. Successful printing of constructs and their subsequent applications rely on the properties of the formulated bioinks, including the rheological, mechanical, and biological properties, as well as the printing process. This article critically reviews the latest developments in bioinks and biomaterial solutions for extrusion bioprinting, focusing on bioink synthesis and characterization, as well as the influence of bioink properties on the printing process. Key issues and challenges are also discussed along with recommendations for future research.

Keywords:  3D bioprinting; Bioinks; Biomaterials; Extrusion; Tissue engineering

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2023.06.006
Crit Rev Biotechnol. 2023 Jul 13. 1-32

Stimuli-responsive biomaterials: smart avenue toward 4D bioprinting.

Maedeh Rahimnejad, Sepideh Jahangiri, Shahrzad Zirak Hassan Kiadeh, Seyedkamaladdin Rezvaninejad, Zarrin Ahmadi, Sepideh Ahmadi, Moein Safarkhani, Navid Rabiee.

  3D bioprinting is an advanced technology combining cells and bioactive molecules within a single bioscaffold; however, this scaffold cannot change, modify or grow in response to a dynamic implemented environment. Lately, a new era of smart polymers and hydrogels has emerged, which can add another dimension, e.g., time to 3D bioprinting, to address some of the current approaches' limitations. This concept is indicated as 4D bioprinting. This approach may assist in fabricating tissue-like structures with a configuration and function that mimic the natural tissue. These scaffolds can change and reform as the tissue are transformed with the potential of specific drug or biomolecules released for various biomedical applications, such as biosensing, wound healing, soft robotics, drug delivery, and tissue engineering, though 4D bioprinting is still in its early stages and more works are required to advance it. In this review article, the critical challenge in the field of 4D bioprinting and transformations from 3D bioprinting to 4D phases is reviewed. Also, the mechanistic aspects from the chemistry and material science point of view are discussed too.

Keywords:  3D printing; 4D bioprinting; drug delivery; hydrogels; smart polymers; soft robatics; tissue engineering

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/07388551.2023.2213398
Expert Opin Drug Discov. 2023 Jul 11. 1-17

3D bioprinting for organ and organoid models and disease modeling.

Amanda C Juraski, Sonali Sharma, Sydney Sparanese, Victor A da Silva, Julie Wong, Zachary Laksman, Ryan Flannigan, Leili Rohani, Stephanie M Willerth.

   INTRODUCTION: 3D printing, a versatile additive manufacturing technique, has diverse applications ranging from transportation, rapid prototyping, clean energy, and medical devices.
AREAS COVERED: The authors focus on how 3D printing technology can enhance the drug discovery process through automating tissue production that enables high-throughput screening of potential drug candidates. They also discuss how the 3D bioprinting process works and what considerations to address when using this technology to generate cell laden constructs for drug screening as well as the outputs from such assays necessary for determining the efficacy of potential drug candidates. They focus on how bioprinting how has been used to generate cardiac, neural, and testis tissue models, focusing on bio-printed 3D organoids.
EXPERT OPINION: The next generation of 3D bioprinted organ model holds great promises for the field of medicine. In terms of drug discovery, the incorporation of smart cell culture systems and biosensors into 3D bioprinted models could provide highly detailed and functional organ models for drug screening. By addressing current challenges of vascularization, electrophysiological control, and scalability, researchers can obtain more reliable and accurate data for drug development, reducing the risk of drug failures during clinical trials.

Keywords:  Organoids; bioinks; bioprinting; cardiac; neural; stem cells

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/17460441.2023.2234280
Adv Mater. 2023 Jul 11. e2302716

Polyhedron-Like Biomaterials for Innervated and Vascularized Bone Regeneration.

Hongjian Zhang, Meng Zhang, Dong Zhai, Chen Qin, Yufeng Wang, Jingge Ma, Hui Zhuang, Zhe Shi, Liang Wang, Chengtie Wu.

  Neural-vascular networks are densely distributed through periosteum, cortical bone and cancellous bone, which is of great significance for bone regeneration and remodeling. Although significant progresses have been made in bone tissue engineering, ineffective bone regeneration and delayed osteointegration still remains an issue due to the ignorance of intrabony nerves and blood vessels. Herein, inspired by space-filling polyhedron with open architectures, polyhedron-like scaffolds with spatial topologies were prepared via 3D printing technology to mimic the meshwork structure of cancellous bone. Benefiting from its spatial topologies, polyhedron-like scaffolds greatly promoted the osteogenic differentiation of bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) via activating PI3K-Akt signals, and exhibited satisfactory performance on angiogenesis and neurogenesis. Computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation elucidated that polyhedron-like scaffolds had a relatively lower area-weighted average static pressure, which is beneficial to osteogenesis. Furthermore, in vivo experiments further demonstrated that polyhedron-like scaffolds obviously promoted bone formation and osteointegration, as well as inducing vascularization and ingrowth of nerves, leading to innervated and vascularized bone regeneration. Taken together, this work offers a promising approach for fabricating multifunctional scaffolds without additional exogenous seeding cells and growth factors, which holds great potential for functional tissue regeneration and further clinical translation. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Keywords:  3d printing; bone regeneration; innervation; polyhedron-like scaffolds; vascularization

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202302716
Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2023 ;11 1186351

Assessment of different manufacturing techniques for the production of bioartificial scaffolds as soft organ transplant substitutes.

Silvia Pisani, Valeria Mauri, Erika Negrello, Simone Mauramati, Gianluca Alaimo, Ferdinando Auricchio, Marco Benazzo, Rossella Dorati, Ida Genta, Bice Conti, Virginia Valeria Ferretti, Annalisa De Silvestri, Andrea Pietrabissa, Stefania Marconi.

  Introduction: The problem of organs' shortage for transplantation is widely known: different manufacturing techniques such as Solvent casting, Electrospinning and 3D Printing were considered to produce bioartificial scaffolds for tissue engineering purposes and possible transplantation substitutes. The advantages of manufacturing techniques' combination to develop hybrid scaffolds with increased performing properties was also evaluated. Methods: Scaffolds were produced using poly-L-lactide-co-caprolactone (PLA-PCL) copolymer and characterized for their morphological, biological, and mechanical features. Results: Hybrid scaffolds showed the best properties in terms of viability (>100%) and cell adhesion. Furthermore, their mechanical properties were found to be comparable with the reference values for soft tissues (range 1-10 MPa). Discussion: The created hybrid scaffolds pave the way for the future development of more complex systems capable of supporting, from a morphological, mechanical, and biological standpoint, the physiological needs of the tissues/organs to be transplanted.

Keywords:  3D printing; bioartificial scaffolds; electrospinning; organ transplant; soft tissue regeneration; tissue engineering; transplantology

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1186351
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2023 Jun 29. pii: 1976. [Epub ahead of print]13(13):

Research Progress of Polymer Biomaterials as Scaffolds for Corneal Endothelium Tissue Engineering.

Xiaoying Luo, Xin He, Hui Zhao, Jun Ma, Jie Tao, Songjiao Zhao, Yan Yan, Yao Li, Shenmin Zhu.

  Nowadays, treating corneal diseases arising from injury to the corneal endothelium necessitates donor tissue, but these corneas are extremely scarce. As a result, researchers are dedicating significant efforts to exploring alternative approaches that do not rely on donor tissues. Among these, creating a tissue-engineered scaffold on which corneal endothelial cells can be transplanted holds particular fascination. Numerous functional materials, encompassing natural, semi-synthetic, and synthetic polymers, have already been studied in this regard. In this review, we present a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in using polymer biomaterials as scaffolds for corneal endothelium tissue engineering. Initially, we analyze and present the key properties necessary for an effective corneal endothelial implant utilizing polymer biomaterials. Subsequently, we focus on various emerging biomaterials as scaffolds for corneal endothelium tissue engineering. We discuss their modifications (including natural and synthetic composites) and analyze the effect of micro- and nano-topological morphology on corneal endothelial scaffolds. Lastly, we highlight the challenges and prospects of these materials in corneal endothelium tissue engineering.

Keywords:  biomaterials; corneal endothelium; tissue engineering; topography

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13131976
Tissue Eng Part B Rev. 2023 Jul 13.

Hydroxyapatite/Polyurethane Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering.

Tianyu Zhang, Jingxuan Li, Yahui Wang, Weimo Han, Yan Wei, Yinchun Hu, Ziwei Liang, Xiaojie Lian, Di Huang.

Polyurethane (PU) and PU ceramic scaffolds are the principal materials investigated for developing synthetic bone materials due to their excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability. PU has been combined with calcium phosphate (such as hydroxyapatite (HA) and tricalcium phosphate) to prepare scaffolds with enhanced mechanical properties and biocompatibility. This paper reviews the latest progress in the design, synthesis, modification, and biological attributes of HA/PU scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Diverse HA/PU scaffolds have been proposed and discussed in terms of their osteogenic, antimicrobial, biocompatibility, and bioactivities. The application progress of HA/PU scaffolds in bone tissue engineering is predominantly introduced, including bone repair, bone defect filling, drug delivery, and long-term implants.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.TEB.2023.0073
Molecules. 2023 Jun 25. pii: 4988. [Epub ahead of print]28(13):

Protein-Based Hydrogels and Their Biomedical Applications.

Kok Zhi Lee, Juya Jeon, Bojing Jiang, Shri Venkatesh Subramani, Jingyao Li, Fuzhong Zhang.

  Hydrogels made from proteins are attractive materials for diverse medical applications, as they are biocompatible, biodegradable, and amenable to chemical and biological modifications. Recent advances in protein engineering, synthetic biology, and material science have enabled the fine-tuning of protein sequences, hydrogel structures, and hydrogel mechanical properties, allowing for a broad range of biomedical applications using protein hydrogels. This article reviews recent progresses on protein hydrogels with special focus on those made of microbially produced proteins. We discuss different hydrogel formation strategies and their associated hydrogel properties. We also review various biomedical applications, categorized by the origin of protein sequences. Lastly, current challenges and future opportunities in engineering protein-based hydrogels are discussed. We hope this review will inspire new ideas in material innovation, leading to advanced protein hydrogels with desirable properties for a wide range of biomedical applications.

Keywords:  hydrogels; microbial expression; protein hydrogel; protein polymers; recombinant proteins; synthetic biology

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28134988
Biomater Sci. 2023 Jul 11.

Outstanding Reviewers for Biomaterials Science in 2022.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d3bm90050a