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Hierarchical biomaterials via photopatterning-enhanced direct ink writing

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BIOFABRICATION
卷 13, 期 4, 页码 -

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IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/ac212f

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additive manufacturing; direct ink writing; digital light processing; multi-material; 3D printing; photopolymerization; photopatterning

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  1. ETH Zurich
  2. Swiss National Science Foundation [179012, 200021_184697]
  3. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [200021_184697] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)

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Recent advances in additive manufacturing technologies have enabled the fabrication of complex biological structures with hierarchical organization. The combination of direct ink writing ( DIW) and digital light processing (DLP) allows for improved spatial control over material mechanics, leading to the production of hierarchical biomaterials with user-defined properties at micro- and macro-scales. This multitechnology approach also enables the printing of live cells for biofabrication applications, showcasing its versatility and potential in tissue engineering.
Recent advances in additive manufacturing (AM) technologies provide tools to fabricate biological structures with complex three-dimensional (3D) organization. Deposition-based approaches have been exploited to manufacture multimaterial constructs. Stimulus-triggered approaches have been used to fabricate scaffolds with high resolution. Both features are useful to produce biomaterials that mimic the hierarchical organization of human tissues. Recently, multitechnology biofabrication approaches have been introduced that integrate benefits from different AM techniques to enable more complex materials design. However, few methods allow for tunable properties at both micro- and macro-scale in materials that are conducive for cell growth. To improve the organization of biofabricated constructs, we integrated direct ink writing (DIW) with digital light processing (DLP) to form multimaterial constructs with improved spatial control over final scaffold mechanics. Polymer-nanoparticle hydrogels were combined with methacryloyl gelatin (GelMA) to engineer dual inks that were compatible with both DIW and DLP. The shear-thinning and self-healing properties of the dual inks enabled extrusion-based 3D printing. The inclusion of GelMA provided a handle for spatiotemporal control of cross-linking with DLP. Exploiting this technique, complex multimaterial constructs were printed with defined mechanical reinforcement. In addition, the multitechnology approach was used to print live cells for biofabrication applications. Overall, the combination of DIW and DLP is a simple and efficient strategy to fabricate hierarchical biomaterials with user-defined control over material properties at both micro- and macro-scale.

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