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ArticleMacromolecular bioscience2018

A Stereolithography-Based 3D Printed Hybrid Scaffold for In Situ Cartilage Defect Repair.

Elizabeth A Aisenbrey, Andrew Tomaschke, Eric Kleinjan, Archish Muralidharan, Cecilia Pascual-Garrido, Robert R McLeod, Virginia L Ferguson, Stephanie J Bryant

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Article in Macromolecular bioscience, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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28 citing papers in PubMed.

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  17. 3D Printing for Bone-Cartilage Interface Regeneration.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Elizabeth A AisenbreyDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
Andrew TomaschkeDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
Eric KleinjanDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
Archish MuralidharanMaterial Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
Cecilia Pascual-GarridoWashington University Orthopedics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Robert R McLeodDepartment of Electrical, Computing and Energy Engineering, Material Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
Virginia L FergusonDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Material Science and Engineering Program, BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
Stephanie J BryantDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Material Science and Engineering Program, BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1907-5216

Funding

Mechanically Stiff Hydrogels for Osteochondral Tissue EngineeringR01AR069060 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · PI Stephanie J Bryant · 2016 to 2026
$4.1M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR069060
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Damage to articular cartilage can over time cause degeneration to the tissue surrounding the injury. To address this problem, scaffolds that prevent degeneration and promote neotissue growth are needed. A new hybrid scaffold that combines a stereolithography-based 3D printed support structure with an injectable and photopolymerizable hydrogel for delivering cells to treat focal chondral defects is introduced. In this proof of concept study, the ability to a) infill the support structure with an injectable hydrogel precursor solution, b) incorporate cartilage cells during infilling using a degradable hydrogel that promotes neotissue deposition, and c) minimize damage to the surrounding cartilage when the hybrid scaffold is placed in situ in a focal chondral defect in an osteochondral plug that is cultured under mechanical loading is demonstrated. With the ability to independently control the properties of the structure and the injectable hydrogel, this hybrid scaffold approach holds promise for treating chondral defects.

Indexed as

Printing, Three-DimensionalStereolithographyWound HealingAnimalsCartilage, ArticularCattleLightPolyethylene GlycolsPolymerizationTissue ScaffoldsPolyethylene Glycols3D printingcartilagefocal defecthydrogelstereolithography

Identifiers

PMID29266791
PMCPMC5959280

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