A crosslinking agent (glutaraldehyde) was selectively inkjet printed at predetermined locations onto a sheet of virgin gelatin and washed to create biocompatible scaffolds of bespoke shapes. Fibroblasts were seeded onto these scaffolds and were shown to proliferate with no detrimental
effects for 3 days compared to controls. This method of creating biocompatible scaffolds takes advantage of inkjet printing's ability to create complicated designs without compromise at a range of fibre diameters from as thin as 80µm. Fibroblasts were seen to cover the entire surface.
Future research will be focused on using such technology in nerve repair.
Journal Title : NIP & Digital Fabrication Conference
Publisher Name : Society for Imaging Science and Technology
Publisher Location : 7003 Kilworth Lane Springfield, VA 22151 USA
Christopher Tse, Patrick J Smith, "Reactive Inkjet Printing Applications for Tissue Engineering" in Proc. IS&T Printing for Fabrication: Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies (NIP32),2016, https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2017.32.442
Reactive Inkjet Printing Applications for Tissue Engineering
TseChristopher
SmithPatrick J
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2016
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A crosslinking agent (glutaraldehyde) was selectively inkjet printed at predetermined locations onto a sheet of virgin gelatin and washed to create biocompatible scaffolds of bespoke shapes. Fibroblasts were seeded onto these scaffolds and were shown to proliferate with no detrimental
effects for 3 days compared to controls. This method of creating biocompatible scaffolds takes advantage of inkjet printing's ability to create complicated designs without compromise at a range of fibre diameters from as thin as 80µm. Fibroblasts were seen to cover the entire surface.
Future research will be focused on using such technology in nerve repair.