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Additive manufacturing, also called 3D printing, is an effective method for preparing scaffolds with defined structure and porosity. The disadvantage of the technique is the excessive smoothness of the printed fibers, which does not support cell adhesion. In the present study, a 3D printed scaffold was combined with electrospun classic or structured nanofibers to promote cell adhesion. Structured nanofibers were used to improve the infiltration of cells into the scaffold. Electrospun layers were connected to 3D printed fibers by gluing, thus enabling the fabrication of scaffolds with unlimited thickness. The composite 3D printed/nanofibrous scaffolds were seeded with primary chondrocytes and tested in vitro for cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation. The experiment showed excellent cell infiltration, viability, and good cell proliferation. On the other hand, partial chondrocyte dedifferentiation was shown. Other materials supporting chondrogenic differentiation will be investigated in future studies.  相似文献   

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3D‐printing technologies have begun to revolutionize many manufacturing processes, however, there are still significant limitations that are yet to be overcome. In particular, the material from which the products are fabricated is limited by the 3D‐printing material precursor. Particularly, for photoelectrochemical (PEC) energy applications, the as‐printed electrodes can be used as is, or modified by postfabrication processes, e.g., electrochemical deposition or anodization, to create active layers on the 3D‐printed electrodes. However, the as‐printed electrodes are relatively inert for various PEC energy applications, and the aforementioned postfabrication processing techniques do not offer layer conformity or control at the Ångström/nano level. Herein, for the first time, atomic layer deposition (ALD) is utilized in conjunction with metal 3D‐printing to create active electrodes. To illustrate the proof‐of‐concept, TiO2 is deposited by ALD onto stainless steel 3D‐printed electrodes and subsequently investigated as a photoanode for PEC water oxidation. Furthermore, by tuning the TiO2 thickness by ALD, the activity can be optimized. By combining 3D‐printing and ALD, instead of other metal deposition techniques, i.e., sputtering, rapid prototyping of electrodes with controllable thickness of the desired material onto an as‐printed electrodes with any porosity can be achieved that can benefit a multitude of energy applications.  相似文献   

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One of the challenges in tissue engineering is to provide adequate supplies of oxygen and nutrients to cells within the engineered tissue construct. Soft‐lithographic techniques have allowed the generation of hydrogel scaffolds containing a network of fluidic channels, but at the cost of complicated and often time‐consuming manufacturing steps. We report a three‐dimensional (3D) direct printing technique to construct hydrogel scaffolds containing fluidic channels. Cells can also be printed on to and embedded in the scaffold with this technique. Collagen hydrogel precursor was printed and subsequently crosslinked via nebulized sodium bicarbonate solution. A heated gelatin solution, which served as a sacrificial element for the fluidic channels, was printed between the collagen layers. The process was repeated layer‐by‐layer to form a 3D hydrogel block. The printed hydrogel block was heated to 37°C, which allowed the gelatin to be selectively liquefied and drained, generating a hollow channel within the collagen scaffold. The dermal fibroblasts grown in a scaffold containing fluidic channels showed significantly elevated cell viability compared to the ones without any channels. The on‐demand capability to print fluidic channel structures and cells in a 3D hydrogel scaffold offers flexibility in generating perfusable 3D artificial tissue composites. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2010;105: 1178–1186. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.  相似文献   

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Cell infiltration is a critical parameter for the successful development of 3D matrices for tissue engineering. Application of electrospun nanofibers in tissue engineering has recently attracted much attention. Notwithstanding several of their advantages, small pore size and small thickness of the electrospun layer limit their application for development of 3D scaffolds. Several methods for the pore size and/or electrospun layer thickness increase have been recently developed. Nevertheless, tissue engineering still needs emerging of either novel nanofiber-enriched composites or new techniques for 3D nanofiber fabrication. Forcespinning® seems to be a promising alternative. The potential of the Forcespinning® method is illustrated in preliminary experiment with mesenchymal stem cells.  相似文献   

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Cell infiltration is a critical parameter for the successful development of 3D matrices for tissue engineering. Application of electrospun nanofibers in tissue engineering has recently attracted much attention. Notwithstanding several of their advantages, small pore size and small thickness of the electrospun layer limit their application for development of 3D scaffolds. Several methods for the pore size and/or electrospun layer thickness increase have been recently developed. Nevertheless, tissue engineering still needs emerging of either novel nanofiber-enriched composites or new techniques for 3D nanofiber fabrication. Forcespinning® seems to be a promising alternative. The potential of the Forcespinning® method is illustrated in preliminary experiment with mesenchymal stem cells.  相似文献   

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Porosity and pore size regulated the degradation rate and the release of low molar mass degradation products from porous polylactide (PLA) scaffolds. PLA scaffolds with porosities above 90% and different pore size ranges were subjected to hydrolytic degradation and compared to their solid analog. The solid film degraded fastest and the degradation rate of the porous structures decreased with decreasing pore size. Degradation products were detected earlier from the solid films compared to the porous structures as a result of the additional migration path within the porous structures. An intermediate degradation rate profile was observed when the pore size range was broadened. The morphology of the scaffolds changed during hydrolysis where the larger pore size scaffolds showed sharp pore edges and cavities on the scaffold surface. In the scaffolds with smaller pores, the pore size decreased during degradation and a solid surface was formed on the top of the scaffold. Porosity and pore size, thus, influenced the degradation and the release of degradation products that should be taken into consideration when designing porous scaffolds for tissue engineering.  相似文献   

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The demands for applicable tissue-engineered scaffolds that can be used to repair load-bearing segmental bone defects (SBDs) is vital and in increasing demand. In this study, seven different combinations of 3 dimensional (3D) novel nanocomposite porous structured scaffolds were fabricated to rebuild SBDs using an extraordinary blend of cockle shells (CaCo3) nanoparticles (CCN), gelatin, dextran and dextrin to structure an ideal bone scaffold with adequate degradation rate using the Freeze Drying Method (FDM) and labeled as 5211, 5400, 6211, 6300, 7101, 7200 and 8100. The micron sized cockle shells powder obtained (75 µm) was made into nanoparticles using mechano-chemical, top-down method of nanoparticles synthesis with the presence of the surfactant BS-12 (dodecyl dimethyl bataine). The phase purity and crystallographic structures, the chemical functionality and the thermal characterization of the scaffolds’ powder were recognized using X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometer and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) respectively. Characterizations of the scaffolds were assessed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Degradation Manner, Water Absorption Test, Swelling Test, Mechanical Test and Porosity Test. Top-down method produced cockle shell nanoparticles having averagely range 37.8±3–55.2±9 nm in size, which were determined using Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). A mainly aragonite form of calcium carbonate was identified in both XRD and FTIR for all scaffolds, while the melting (Tm) and transition (Tg) temperatures were identified using DSC with the range of Tm 62.4–75.5 °C and of Tg 230.6–232.5 °C. The newly prepared scaffolds were with the following characteristics: (i) good biocompatibility and biodegradability, (ii) appropriate surface chemistry and (iii) highly porous, with interconnected pore network. Engineering analyses showed that scaffold 5211 possessed 3D interconnected homogenous porous structure with a porosity of about 49%, pore sizes ranging from 8.97 to 337 µm, mechanical strength 20.3 MPa, Young's Modulus 271±63 MPa and enzymatic degradation rate 22.7 within 14 days.  相似文献   

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A freeze-gelation method was utilized to prepare porous scaffolds made of chitosan, alginate, and carboxymethyl cellulose because of their usefulness in tissue engineering applications. These polysaccharide solutions were cooled down to freezing using either a fast-cooling (FC) mode (>20 °C/min) or a slow-cooling (SC) mode (0.83 °C/min). Then the frozen polysaccharide solutions were immersed in their respective non-solvents to form porous scaffolds. Based on the SEM and optical microscope images of the scaffolds, the FC mode induced non-simultaneous nucleation and generated directional pore structures. In contrast, simultaneous nucleation and uniform and isotropic pore structures (mean pore size: 60–100 μm) were obtained by using the SC mode. Moreover, the tensile strength of the scaffolds prepared by the SC mode (about 60 N/g) was three times higher than that of scaffolds prepared by the FC mode (about 20 N/g). This study reveals that when using the freeze-gelation method, the cooling rate (mode) is a crucial factor which controls the pore structure and strength of porous scaffolds. Therefore, our results suggest that polysaccharide scaffolds with pore structures suitable for tissue engineering applications can be obtained via an appropriate cooling mode.  相似文献   

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Natural biodegradable polymers were processed by different techniques for the production of porous structures for tissue engineering scaffolds. Potato, corn, and sweet potato starches and chitosan, as well as blends of these, were characterized and used in the experiments. The techniques used to produce the porous structures included a novel solvent-exchange phase separation technique and the well-established thermally induced phase separation method. Characterization of the open pore structures was performed by measuring pore size distribution, density, and porosity of the samples. A wide range of pore structures ranging from 1 to 400 microm were obtained. The mechanisms of pore formation are discussed for starch and chitosan scaffolds. Pore morphology in starch scaffolds seemed to be determined by the initial freezing temperature/freezing rate, whereas in chitosan scaffolds the shape and size of pores may have been determined by the processing route used. The mechanical properties of the scaffolds were assessed by indentation tests, showing that the indentation collapse strength depends on the pore geometry and the material type. Bioactivity and degradation of the potential scaffolds were assessed by immersion in simulated body fluid.  相似文献   

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The lack of prediction accuracy during drug development and screening risks complications during human trials, such as drug‐induced liver injury (DILI), and has led to a demand for robust, human cell‐based, in vitro assays for drug discovery. Microporous polymer‐based scaffolds offer an alternative to the gold standard flat tissue culture plastic (2D TCPS) and other 3D cell culture platforms as the porous material entraps cells, making it advantageous for automated liquid handlers and high‐throughput screening (HTS). In this study, we optimized the surface treatment, pore size, and choice of scaffold material with respect to cellular adhesion, tissue organization, and expression of complex physiologically relevant (CPR) outcomes such as the presence of bile canaliculi‐like structures. Poly‐l‐ lysine and fibronectin (FN) coatings have been shown to encourage cell attachment to the underlying substrate. Treatment of the scaffold surface with NaOH followed with a coating of FN improved cell attachment and penetration into pores. Of the two pore sizes we investigated (A: 104 ± 4 μm; B: 175 ± 6 μm), the larger pore size better promoted cell penetration while limiting tissue growth from reaching the hypoxia threshold. Finally, polystyrene (PS) proved to be conducive to cell growth, penetration into the scaffold, and yielded CPR outcomes while being a cost‐effective choice for HTS applications. These observations provide a foundation for optimizing microporous polymer‐based scaffolds suitable for drug discovery. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 34:505–514, 2018  相似文献   

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Bioprinting based on thermal inkjet printing is a promising but unexplored approach in bone tissue engineering. Appropriate cell types and suitable biomaterial scaffolds are two critical factors to generate successful bioprinted tissue. This study was undertaken in order to evaluate bioactive ceramic nanoparticles in stimulating osteogenesis of printed bone marrow‐derived human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) in poly(ethylene glycol)dimethacrylate (PEGDMA) scaffold. hMSCs suspended in PEGDMA were co‐printed with nanoparticles of bioactive glass (BG) and hydroxyapatite (HA) under simultaneous polymerization so the printed substrates were delivered with highly accurate placement in three‐dimensional (3D) locations. hMSCs interacted with HA showed the highest cell viability (86.62 ± 6.02%) and increased compressive modulus (358.91 ± 48.05 kPa) after 21 days in culture among all groups. Biochemical analysis showed the most collagen production and highest alkaline phosphatase activity in PEG‐HA group, which is consistent with gene expression determined by quantitative PCR. Masson's trichrome staining also showed the most collagen deposition in PEG‐HA scaffold. Therefore, HA is more effective comparing to BG for hMSCs osteogenesis in bioprinted bone constructs. Combining with our previous experience in vasculature, cartilage, and muscle bioprinting, this technology demonstrates the capacity for both soft and hard tissue engineering with biomimetic structures.  相似文献   

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This study examined the effects of different gums viz. gum arabic (GA), guar gum (GG), k-carrageenan gum (KG), and xanthan gum (XG) on rheological and 3D printing characteristics of vitamin D (Vit D) enriched orange concentrate (OC) wheat starch (WS) blends. The textural and microstructural properties of printed objects from above mixture were evaluated and compared. The addition of gums induced an increase in apparent viscosity, storage modulus (G′), and loss modulus (G″) of the OC-WS mixtures, while GA decreased the apparent viscosity and G′. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis of 3D printed samples revealed that the movement of transverse time (T2) toward closer to 0 ms indicated an increase in immobilized and bound water populations suggesting the gel formation. The slight shift toward shorter wavelength in FT-IR results for the broadband centered around 3400 cm?1 after addition of gums possibly caused an increase of G′ and load bearing capacity of the blends. 3D printing characteristics revealed that the objects printed using KG containing blend possessed maximum fidelity to the target geometry and good loading bearing capacity, preventing collapsing over time due to the proper G′ value. At tanδ of 0.238, OC-WS-KG mixture achieved the best printing condition. Higher tanδ of GA (0.038) containing samples led to an unwanted collapse of the printed constructs. The objects printed using KG also exhibited the smoothest visible surface as well as microstructure and best mastication properties. Considering the studied features, vitamin D enriched OC with WS-KG was found to be the best match for orange fruit concentrate-based 3D food printing. This work demonstrates the novel ways to develop fortified 3D printed foods.  相似文献   

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Biomolecules and living cells can be printed in high‐resolution patterns to fabricate living constructs for tissue engineering. To evaluate the impact of processing cells with rapid prototyping (RP) methods, we modeled the printing phase of two RP systems that use biomaterial inks containing living cells: a high‐resolution inkjet system (BioJet) and a lower‐resolution nozzle‐based contact printing system (PAM2). In the first fabrication method, we reasoned that cell damage occurs principally during drop collision on the printing surface, in the second we hypothesize that shear stresses act on cells during extrusion (within the printing nozzle). The two cases were modeled changing the printing conditions: biomaterial substrate stiffness and volumetric flow rate, respectively, in BioJet and PAM2. Results show that during inkjet printing impact energies of about 10?8 J are transmitted to cells, whereas extrusion energies of the order of 10?11 J are exerted in direct printing. Viability tests of printed cells can be related to those numerical simulations, suggesting a threshold energy of 10?9 J to avoid permanent cell damage. To obtain well‐defined living constructs, a combination of these methods is proposed for the fabrication of scaffolds with controlled 3D architecture and spatial distribution of biomolecules and cells. © 2012 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 2012  相似文献   

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The liver is one of the vital organs in the body, and the gold standard of treatment for liver function impairment is liver transplantation, which poses many challenges. The specific three-dimensional (3D) structure of liver, which significantly impacts the growth and function of its cells, has made biofabrication with the 3D printing of scaffolds suitable for this approach. In this study, to investigate the effect of scaffold geometry on the performance of HepG2 cells, poly-lactic acid (PLA) polymer was used as the input of the fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D-printing machine. Samples with simple square and bioinspired hexagonal cross-sectional designs were printed. One percent and 2% of gelatin coating were applied to the 3D printed PLA to improve the wettability and surface properties of the scaffold. Scanning electron microscopy pictures were used to analyze the structural properties of PLA–Gel hybrid scaffolds, energy dispersive spectroscopy to investigate the presence of gelatin, water contact angle measurement for wettability, and weight loss for degradation. In vitro tests were performed by culturing HepG2 cells on the scaffold to evaluate the cell adhesion, viability, cytotoxicity, and specific liver functions. Then, high-precision scaffolds were printed and the presence of gelatin was detected. Also, the effect of geometry on cell function was confirmed in viability, adhesion, and functional tests. The albumin and urea production of the Hexagonal PLA scaffold was about 1.22 ± 0.02-fold higher than the square design in 3 days. This study will hopefully advance our understanding of liver tissue engineering toward a promising perspective for liver regeneration.  相似文献   

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Objective

To construct a life-sized eye model using the three-dimensional (3D) printing technology for fundus viewing study of the viewing system.

Methods

We devised our schematic model eye based on Navarro''s eye and redesigned some parameters because of the change of the corneal material and the implantation of intraocular lenses (IOLs). Optical performance of our schematic model eye was compared with Navarro''s schematic eye and other two reported physical model eyes using the ZEMAX optical design software. With computer aided design (CAD) software, we designed the 3D digital model of the main structure of the physical model eye, which was used for three-dimensional (3D) printing. Together with the main printed structure, polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA) aspherical cornea, variable iris, and IOLs were assembled to a physical eye model. Angle scale bars were glued from posterior to periphery of the retina. Then we fabricated other three physical models with different states of ammetropia. Optical parameters of these physical eye models were measured to verify the 3D printing accuracy.

Results

In on-axis calculations, our schematic model eye possessed similar size of spot diagram compared with Navarro''s and Bakaraju''s model eye, much smaller than Arianpour''s model eye. Moreover, the spherical aberration of our schematic eye was much less than other three model eyes. While in off- axis simulation, it possessed a bit higher coma and similar astigmatism, field curvature and distortion. The MTF curves showed that all the model eyes diminished in resolution with increasing field of view, and the diminished tendency of resolution of our physical eye model was similar to the Navarro''s eye. The measured parameters of our eye models with different status of ametropia were in line with the theoretical value.

Conclusions

The schematic eye model we designed can well simulate the optical performance of the human eye, and the fabricated physical one can be used as a tool in fundus range viewing research.  相似文献   

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Different biomaterials have been proposed as scaffolds for the delivery of cells and/or biological molecules to repair or regenerate damaged or diseased bone tissues. Particular attention is being given to porous bioceramics that mimic trabecular bone chemistry and structure. Chemical composition, density, pore shape, pore size, and pore interconnection are elements that have to be considered to improve the efficiency of these biomaterials. Commonly, two-dimensional (2D) systems of analysis such as scanning electron microscope (SEM) are used for the characterization and comparison of the scaffolds. Unfortunately, these systems do not allow a complete investigation of the three-dimensional (3D) spatial structure of the scaffold. In this study, we have considered two different techniques, that is, SEM and 3D synchrotron radiation (SR) micro-CT to extract information on the geometry of two hydroxyapatite (HA) bioceramics with identical chemical composition but different micro-porosity, pore size distribution, and pore interconnection pathway. The two scaffolds were obtained with two different procedures: (a) sponge matrix embedding (scaffold FB), and (b) foaming (scaffold EP). Both scaffolds showed structures suitable for tissue-engineering applications, but scaffold EP appeared superior with regard to interconnection of pores, surface on which the new bone could be deposited, and percentage of volume available to bone deposition.  相似文献   

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Physical entrapment of enzymes within a porous matrix is a fast and gentle process to immobilize biocatalysts to enable their recycling and long‐term use. This study introduces the development of a biocompatible 3D‐printing material suitable for enzyme entrapment, while having good rheological and UV‐hardening properties. Three different viscosity‐enhancing additives have been tested in combination with a poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate‐based hydrogel system. The addition of polyxanthan or hectorite clay particles results in hydrogels that degrade over hours or days, releasing entrapped compounds. In contrast, the addition of nanometer‐sized silicate particles ensures processability while preventing disintegration of the hydrogel. Lattice structures with a total height of 6 mm consisting of 40 layers were 3D‐printed with all materials and characterized by image analysis. Rheological measurements identified a shear stress window of 200 < τ < 500 Pa at shear rates of 25 s?1 and 25°C for well‐defined geometries with an extrusion‐based printhead. Enzymes immobilized in these long‐term stable hydrogel structures retained an effective activity of approximately 10% compared to the free enzyme in solution. It could be shown that the reduction of effective activity is not caused by a significant reduction of the intrinsic enzyme activity but by mass transfer limitations within the printed hydrogel structures.  相似文献   

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A symmetric solid‐state battery based on organic porous electrodes is fabricated using scalable spray‐printing. The active electrode material is based on a textile dye (disperse blue 134 anthraquinone) and is capable of forming divalent cations and anions in oxidation and reduction processes. The resulting molecule can be used in both negative and positive electrode reactions. After spray printing an inter‐connected pore honeycomb electrode, a solid‐state electrolyte (σLi: × 10?4 S cm?1) based on a polymeric ionic liquid is spray‐printed as a second layer and infiltrated through the porous electrodes. A symmetric all‐organic battery is then formed with the addition of another identical set of electrode and electrolyte layers. Both density functional theory calculations and charge‐discharge profiles show that the potentials for the negative and positive electrode reactions are amongst the lowest (≈2.0 V vs Li) and the highest (≈3.5 V vs Li), respectively, for quinone‐type molecules. Over the C‐rate range 0.2 to 5 C, the battery has a discharge cell voltage of more than 1 V even up to 250 charge‐discharge cycles and capacities are in the range 50–80 mA h g?1 at 0.5 C.  相似文献   

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Feng  Chunyan  Zhang  Min  Bhandari  Bhesh 《Food biophysics》2020,15(2):240-248

The main purpose of this paper is to explore the opportunities for fresh Nostoc sphaeroides (N. sphaeroides) to be applied to 3D food printing. N. sphaeroides is rich in nutrients and its paste possesses shear thinning properties. It was found the product obtained by 3D food printing with fresh N. sphaeroides had poor printability and was easy to collapse. In this study, we compared the addition of different potato starch (2%, 4%, 6% and 8%) to the characteristics of 3D printing of the N. sphaeroides gel system. The results obtained from the rheological analysis showed that the 6% potato starch added to of N. sphaeroides gel can be utilized for 3D food printing. The addition of potato starch increased the viscosity of the mixture so the printed lines were not easily broken, and the “self-supporting ability” of the material itself was enhanced to maintain a good shape without collapse. Texture profile analysis also showed that the 6% starch added printed product had the best gumminess parameter. In order to get a better printed product, the effects of printing parameters (nozzle diameter (Dn), extrusion rate (Vd) and nozzle moving speed (Vn)) on material printing performance and product formability was tested. When Dn, Vd, Vn were = 1.2 mm, 20 mm3/s, 25 mm/s, respectively, the printed product was having similar to the target product, with less breakage and less the changing of shape. Overall results show that 3D printing technology is a rising method for producing N. sphaeroides-based new products.

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利用CAD和快速成形技术设计制造具有可控多孔结构的支架。构建灌注式生物反应器系统,实现氧气和营养物质的大量输送,同时产生一定流体剪应力,调节细胞功能的发挥。根据支架负型结构制造出相应的树脂原型,用磷酸钙骨水泥进行填充烧结,得到与设计相符的多孔支架。接种兔成骨细胞,分别采用静态和灌注式三维动态培养方法,观察不同培养条件下细胞在支架表面以及所构造微管道内的生长情况。试验结果表明,灌注式体外培养方法更有利于细胞在支架微管道内的存活和功能的发挥,此灌注式系统能够改善支架微管道内细胞生存的微环境,增强黏附在支架微管道内细胞的活性,促进细胞进一步的增殖和矿化基质的产生。  相似文献   

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