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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2023

Engineering three-dimensional bone macro-tissues by guided fusion of cell spheroids.

Vinothini Prabhakaran, Ferry P W Melchels, Lyndsay M Murray, Jennifer Z Paxton

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 45% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Engineering Multi-Spheroid Bone Constructs Through the Fusion of Large MSC Spheroids.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2026
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  4. Bone Organoids: A Novel Tool for Modeling and Managing Skeletal Disorders in Diabetes.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Vinothini PrabhakaranAnatomy@Edinburgh, Edinburgh Medical School, Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Ferry P W MelchelsSchool of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Lyndsay M MurrayAnatomy@Edinburgh, Edinburgh Medical School, Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Jennifer Z PaxtonAnatomy@Edinburgh, Edinburgh Medical School, Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
University of Edinburgh · GBHeriot-Watt University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Bioassembly techniques for the application of scaffold-free tissue engineering approaches have evolved in recent years toward producing larger tissue equivalents that structurally and functionally mimic native tissues. This study aims to upscale a 3-dimensional bone Methods: dROb spheroids in control and mineralization media at different seeding densities (1 × 10 Results: Spheroids of all seeding densities proliferated till day 14, and mineralization began with the cessation of proliferation. Necrotic core size increased over time with increased spheroid size. After the bioassembly of spheroids, the morphological assessment revealed the fusion of spheroids over time into a single macrotissue of more than 2.5 mm in size with mineral formation. Molecular assessment at different time points revealed osteogenic maturation based on the presence of osteocalcin, downregulation of Runx2 ( Discussion: With the novel bioassembly approach used here, 3D bone macrotissues were successfully fabricated which mimicked physiological osteogenesis both morphologically and molecularly. This biofabrication approach has potential applications in bone tissue engineering, contributing to research related to osteoporosis and other recurrent bone ailments.

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Bone and BonesSpheroids, CellularAnimalsCells, CulturedOsteogenesisRatsTissue Engineeringbioassemblybonemacrotissuescaffold-freespheroidtissue engineering

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PMID38169965
PMCPMC10758461
OpenAlexW4389937825

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