Journal
MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE
Volume 18, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201800113
Keywords
3D printing; biocompatibility; hepatocyte; neuronal; skeletal muscle
Funding
- Loughborough University
- EPSRC [EP/L02067X/2]
- EPSRC [1949295, EP/L02067X/2] Funding Source: UKRI
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The integration of additive manufacturing (AM) technology within biological systems holds significant potential, specifically when refining the methods utilized for the creation of in vitro models. Therefore, examination of cellular interaction with the physical/physicochemical properties of 3D-printed polymers is critically important. In this work, skeletal muscle (C2C12), neuronal (SH-SY5Y) and hepatic (HepG2) cell lines are utilized to ascertain critical evidence of cellular behavior in response to 3D-printed candidate polymers: Clear-FL (stereolithography, SL), PA-12 (laser sintering, LS), and VeroClear (PolyJet). This research outlines initial critical evidence for a framework of polymer/AM process selection when 3D printing biologically receptive scaffolds, derived from industry standard, commercially available AM instrumentation. C2C12, SH-SY5Y, and HepG2 cells favor LS polymer PA-12 for applications in which cellular adherence is necessitated. However, cell type specific responses are evident when cultured in the chemical leachate of photopolymers (Clear-FL and VeroClear). With the increasing prevalence of 3D-printed biointerfaces, the development of rigorous cell type specific biocompatibility data is imperative. Supplementing the currently limited database of functional 3D-printed biomaterials affords the opportunity for experiment-specific AM process and polymer selection, dependent on biological application and intricacy of design features required.
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