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AGING MALE
卷 23, 期 5, 页码 830-835出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13685538.2019.1601175
关键词
3D bioprinting; tissue engineering; smooth muscle; endothelial cell
资金
- Korean Health Technology R&D Project Ministry of Health Welfare [HI13C1527]
- Chonnam National University Hospital Biomedical Research Institute, Republic of Korea [CRI18094-1]
Purpose: In vitro evaluation of polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffolds fabricated by a three-dimensional (3D) printing technique for tissue engineering applications in the corpus cavernosum. Materials and methods: PCL scaffolds were fabricated by use of a 3 D bioprinting system. The 3D-printed scaffolds had interconnected structures for cell ingrowth. Human aortic smooth muscle cells (haSMCs) were seeded on the scaffold and cultured for 5 days, and then human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were also added on the scaffolds and co-cultured with haSMCs for up to 7 days. The ability of these scaffolds to support the growth of HUVECs and haSMCs was investigated in vitro. 3 D strand-deposited scaffolds were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images and porosity measurement. Results: SEM images showed the surface of the PCL scaffolds to be well covered by HUVECs and haSMCs. Immunofluorescent staining of alpha-flk1 and alpha-smooth muscle actin on the HUVECs and haSMCs seeded scaffolds confirmed that the cells remained viable and proliferated throughout the time course of the culture. Conclusion: 3 D bioprinting of a PCL scaffold is feasible for co-culturing of HUVECs and haSMCs. This was a preliminary study to investigate the possibility of fabrication of tissue-engineered corpus cavernosum.
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