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- Title
Protein-Based 3D Biofabrication of Biomaterials.
- Authors
Mirzaei, Mahta; Okoro, Oseweuba Valentine; Nie, Lei; Siqueira Petri, Denise Freitas; Shavandi, Amin
- Abstract
Protein/peptide-based hydrogel biomaterial inks with the ability to incorporate various cells and mimic the extracellular matrix’s function are promising candidates for 3D printing and biomaterials engineering. This is because proteins contain multiple functional groups as reactive sites for enzymatic, chemical modification or physical gelation or cross-linking, which is essential for the filament formation and printing processes in general. The primary mechanism in the protein gelation process is the unfolding of its native structure and its aggregation into a gel network. This network is then stabilized through both noncovalent and covalent cross-link. Diverse proteins and polypeptides can be obtained from humans, animals, or plants or can be synthetically engineered. In this review, we describe the major proteins that have been used for 3D printing, highlight their physicochemical properties in relation to 3D printing and their various tissue engineering application are discussed.
- Subjects
GELATION; BIOMATERIALS; MATRIX functions; TISSUE engineering; EXTRACELLULAR matrix; FUNCTIONAL groups; THREE-dimensional printing; REACTIVE extrusion
- Publication
Bioengineering (Basel), 2021, Vol 8, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
2306-5354
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/bioengineering8040048