Designing Decellularized Extracellular Matrix-Based Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2020

Abstract

3D bioprinting is an emerging technology to fabricate tissues and organs by precisely positioning cells into 3D structures using printable cell-laden formulations known as bioinks. Various bioinks are utilized in 3D bioprinting applications; however, developing the perfect bioink to fabricate constructs with biomimetic microenvironment and mechanical properties that are similar to native tissues is a challenging task. In recent years, decellularized extracellular matrix (dECM)-based bioinks have received an increasing attention in 3D bioprinting applications, since they are derived from native tissues and possess unique, complex tissue-specific biochemical properties. This review focuses on designing dECM-based bioinks for tissue and organ bioprinting, including commonly used decellularization and decellularized tissue characterization methods, bioink formulation and characterization, applications of dECM-based bioinks, and most recent advancements in dECM-based bioink design.

Identifier

85088236224 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Advanced Healthcare Materials

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202000734

e-ISSN

21922659

ISSN

21922640

PubMed ID

32691980

Issue

24

Volume

9

Grant

15–48571

Fund Ref

National Science Foundation

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