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- Title
Chitin nanocrystal-assisted 3D bioprinting of gelatin methacrylate scaffolds.
- Authors
Ling, Zhengyun; Zhao, Jian; Song, Shiyu; Xiao, Shuwei; Wang, Pengchao; An, Ziyan; Fu, Zhouyang; Shao, Jinpeng; Zhang, Zhuang; Fu, Weijun; Song, Shenghan
- Abstract
In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on the application of hydrogels in tissue engineering. The integration of 3D bioprinting technology has expanded the potential applications of hydrogels. However, few commercially available hydrogels used for 3D biological printing exhibit both excellent biocompatibility and mechanical properties. Gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) has good biocompatibility and is widely used in 3D bioprinting. However, its low mechanical properties limit its use as a standalone bioink for 3D bioprinting. In this work, we designed a biomaterial ink composed of GelMA and chitin nanocrystal (ChiNC). We explored fundamental printing properties of composite bioinks, including rheological properties, porosity, equilibrium swelling rate, mechanical properties, biocompatibility, effects on the secretion of angiogenic factors and fidelity of 3D bioprinting. The results showed that adding 1% (w/v) ChiNC to 10% (w/v) GelMA improved the mechanical properties and printability of the GelMA hydrogels, promoted cell adhesion, proliferation and vascularization and enabled the printing of complex 3D scaffolds. This strategy of incorporating ChiNC to enhance the performance of GelMA biomaterials could potentially be applied to other biomaterials, thereby expanding the range of materials available for use. Furthermore, in combination with 3D bioprinting technology, this approach could be leveraged to bioprint scaffolds with complex structures, further broadening the potential applications in tissue engineering.
- Subjects
BIOPRINTING; CHITIN; METHACRYLATES; GELATIN; TISSUE engineering; CELL adhesion; POLYCAPROLACTONE; TISSUE scaffolds
- Publication
Regenerative Biomaterials, 2023, Vol 10, p1
- ISSN
2056-3418
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rb/rbad058