ReviewBiomolecules2022
Message in a Scaffold: Natural Biomaterials for Three-Dimensional (3D) Bioprinting of Human Brain Organoids.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
- Measuring Electrophysiological Activity in Acute Brain Slices, Spheroids, and Organoids Using 3D High-Density Multielectrode Arrays.Bio-protocol · 2026Article
- 3D Bioprinted Natural Hydrogels: Rheological Characterization, Cytotoxicity, and Printability Assessment of a Polysaccharide-Based Bioink.ACS omega · 2026Article
- Biomaterials in organoid research: current state and future directions.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Three-Dimensional-Bioprinted Embedded-Based Cerebral Organoids: An Alternative Approach for Mini-Brain In Vitro Modeling Beyond Conventional Generation Methods.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- 3-Dimensional printing and bioprinting in neurological sciences: applications in surgery, imaging, tissue engineering, and pharmacology and therapeutics.Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine · 2025Review
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- Challenges and future perspectives in using mesenchymal stem cells for efficient bone fracture healing.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Review
- Brain organoid model systems of neurodegenerative diseases: recent progress and future prospects.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Review
- 3D culture of neural progenitor cells in gelatin norbornene (GelNB) hydrogels: mechanical tuning and hypoxia characterization.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence for human living organoid research.Bioactive materials · 2024Review
- Advances and Challenges of Bioassembly Strategies in Neurovascular In Vitro Modeling: An Overview of Current Technologies with a Focus on Three-Dimensional Bioprinting.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Progress in spinal cord organoid research: advancing understanding of neural development, disease modelling, and regenerative medicine.Biomaterials translational · 2024Review
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- Unlocking Neural Function with 3D In Vitro Models: A Technical Review of Self-Assembled, Guided, and Bioprinted Brain Organoids and Their Applications in the Study of Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Toward a New Generation of Bio-Scaffolds for Neural Tissue Engineering: Challenges and Perspectives.Pharmaceutics · 2023Review
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Abstract
Brain organoids are invaluable tools for pathophysiological studies or drug screening, but there are still challenges to overcome in making them more reproducible and relevant. Recent advances in three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting of human neural organoids is an emerging approach that may overcome the limitations of self-organized organoids. It requires the development of optimal hydrogels, and a wealth of research has improved our knowledge about biomaterials both in terms of their intrinsic properties and their relevance on 3D culture of brain cells and tissue. Although biomaterials are rarely biologically neutral, few articles have reviewed their roles on neural cells. We here review the current knowledge on unmodified biomaterials amenable to support 3D bioprinting of neural organoids with a particular interest in their impact on cell homeostasis. Alginate is a particularly suitable bioink base for cell encapsulation. Gelatine is a valuable helper agent for 3D bioprinting due to its viscosity. Collagen, fibrin, hyaluronic acid and laminin provide biological support to adhesion, motility, differentiation or synaptogenesis and optimize the 3D culture of neural cells. Optimization of specialized hydrogels to direct differentiation of stem cells together with an increased resolution in phenotype analysis will further extend the spectrum of possible bioprinted brain disease models.
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