3D bioprinting of in situ vascularized tissue engineered bone for repairing large segmental bone defects

Shen，Mingkui1; Wang，Lulu1; Gao，Yi1; Feng，Li1; Xu，Chuangye1; Li，Sijing1; Wang，Xiaohu2; Wu，Yulan1; Guo，Yao1; Pei，Guoxian1

2022-12-01

10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100382

Materials Today Bio   Impact Factor & Quartile

2590-0064

2590-0064

Large bone defects remain an unsolved clinical challenge because of the lack of effective vascularization in newly formed bone tissue. 3D bioprinting is a fabrication technology with the potential to create vascularized bone grafts with biological activity for repairing bone defects. In this study, vascular endothelial cells laden with thermosensitive bio-ink were bioprinted in situ on the inner surfaces of interconnected tubular channels of bone mesenchymal stem cell-laden 3D-bioprinted scaffolds. Endothelial cells exhibited a more uniform distribution and greater seeding efficiency throughout the channels. In vitro, the in situ bioprinted endothelial cells can form a vascular network through proliferation and migration. The in situ vascularized tissue-engineered bone also resulted in a coupling effect between angiogenesis and osteogenesis. Moreover, RNA sequencing analysis revealed that the expression of genes related to osteogenesis and angiogenesis is upregulated in biological processes. The in vivo 3D-bioprinted in situ vascularized scaffolds exhibited excellent performance in promoting new bone formation in rat calvarial critical-sized defect models. Consequently, in situ vascularized tissue-engineered bones constructed using 3D bioprinting technology have a potential of being used as bone grafts for repairing large bone defects, with a possible clinical application in the future.

3D bioprinting In situ vascularization Large segmental bone defects RNA sequencing Analysis Tissue engineering

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English

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Southern University of Science and Technology[Y01416214];

Engineering ; Materials Science

Engineering, Biomedical ; Materials Science, Biomaterials

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20223312584364

Bioactivity ; Bone ; Cell culture ; Defects ; Endothelial cells ; Repair ; Scaffolds (biology) ; Stem cells

Biomedical Engineering:461.1 ; Biological Materials and Tissue Engineering:461.2 ; Medicine and Pharmacology:461.6 ; Biology:461.9 ; Maintenance:913.5 ; Materials Science:951

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1.School of Medicine,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,518055,China
2.Department of Orthopedics,Affiliated to Zhengzhou University,Zhengzhou,450007,China

Shen，Mingkui,Wang，Lulu,Gao，Yi,et al. 3D bioprinting of in situ vascularized tissue engineered bone for repairing large segmental bone defects[J]. Materials Today Bio,2022,16.

Shen，Mingkui.,Wang，Lulu.,Gao，Yi.,Feng，Li.,Xu，Chuangye.,...&Pei，Guoxian.(2022).3D bioprinting of in situ vascularized tissue engineered bone for repairing large segmental bone defects.Materials Today Bio,16.

Shen，Mingkui,et al."3D bioprinting of in situ vascularized tissue engineered bone for repairing large segmental bone defects".Materials Today Bio 16(2022).