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- Title
Chitosans for Tissue Repair and Organ Three-Dimensional (3D) Bioprinting.
- Authors
Li, Shenglong; Tian, Xiaohong; Fan, Jun; Tong, Hao; Ao, Qiang; Wang, Xiaohong
- Abstract
Chitosan is a unique natural resourced polysaccharide derived from chitin with special biocompatibility, biodegradability, and antimicrobial activity. During the past three decades, chitosan has gradually become an excellent candidate for various biomedical applications with prominent characteristics. Chitosan molecules can be chemically modified, adapting to all kinds of cells in the body, and endowed with specific biochemical and physiological functions. In this review, the intrinsic/extrinsic properties of chitosan molecules in skin, bone, cartilage, liver tissue repair, and organ three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting have been outlined. Several successful models for large scale-up vascularized and innervated organ 3D bioprinting have been demonstrated. Challenges and perspectives in future complex organ 3D bioprinting areas have been analyzed.
- Subjects
BIOPRINTING; ARTIFICIAL organs; CHITOSAN; CHITIN; POLYSACCHARIDES; TISSUES
- Publication
Micromachines, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 11, p765
- ISSN
2072-666X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/mi10110765