Microfluidics-Enabled Multimaterial Maskless Stereolithographic Bioprinting
Miri, Amir K.; Nieto, Daniel; Iglesias, Luis; Hosseinabadi, Hossein Goodarzi; Maharjan, Sushila; Ruiz-Esparza, Guillermo U.; Khoshakhlagh, Parastoo; Manbachi, Amir; Dokmeci, Mehmet Remzi; Chen, Shaochen; Shin, Su Ryon; Zhang, Yu Shrike; Khademhosseini, Ali
ADVANCED MATERIALS
2018
VL / 30 - BP / - EP /
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A stereolithography-based bioprinting platform for multimaterial fabrication of heterogeneous hydrogel constructs is presented. Dynamic patterning by a digital micromirror device, synchronized by a moving stage and a microfluidic device containing four on/off pneumatic valves, is used to create 3D constructs. The novel microfluidic device is capable of fast switching between different (cell-loaded) hydrogel bioinks, to achieve layer-by-layer multimaterial bioprinting. Compared to conventional stereolithography-based bioprinters, the system provides the unique advantage of multimaterial fabrication capability at high spatial resolution. To demonstrate the multimaterial capacity of this system, a variety of hydrogel constructs are generated, including those based on poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) and gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA). The biocompatibility of this system is validated by introducing cell-laden GelMA into the microfluidic device and fabricating cellularized constructs. A pattern of a PEGDA frame and three different concentrations of GelMA, loaded with vascular endothelial growth factor, are further assessed for its neovascularization potential in a rat model. The proposed system provides a robust platform for bioprinting of high-fidelity multimaterial microstructures on demand for applications in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and biosensing, which are otherwise not readily achievable at high speed with conventional stereolithographic biofabrication platforms.
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