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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE
Volume 31, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10856-020-06369-7
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- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- German Research Foundation (DFG) [TRR 225]
- Projekt DEAL
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Alginate dialdehyde-gelatin (ADA-GEL) hydrogels have been reported to be suitable matrices for cell encapsulation. In general, application of ADA-GEL as bioink has been limited to planar structures due to its low viscosity. In this work, ring shaped constructs of ADA-GEL hydrogel were fabricated by casting the hydrogel into sacrificial molds which were 3D printed from 9% methylcellulose and 5% gelatin. Dissolution of the supporting structure was observed during the 1(st) week of sample incubation. In addition, the effect of different crosslinkers (Ba2+ and Ca2+) on the physicochemical properties of ADA-GEL and on the behavior of encapsulated MG-63 cells was investigated. It was found that Ba2+ crosslinked network had more than twice higher storage modulus, and mass decrease to 70% during incubation compared to 42% in case of hydrogels crosslinked with Ca2+. In addition, faster increase in cell viability during incubation and earlier cell network formation were observed after Ba2+ crosslinking. No negative effects on cell activity due to the use of sacrificial materials were observed. The approach presented here could be further developed for cell-laden ADA-GEL bioink printing into complex 3D structures.
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