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Lecture 3 Biofabrication Methods Part I
Lecture 3 Biofabrication Methods Part I
Lecture 3
Biofabrication Methods Part I
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https://phys.org/news/2017-02-bio-bot.html
Schematic of a bio-bot:
Engineered skeletal muscle tissue is coupled to a 3-D printed
flexible skeleton. Optical stimulation of the muscle tissue, which is
genetically engineered to contract in response to blue light, makes
IDD the bio-bot walk across a surface in the direction of the light.
Credit: Janet Sinn-Hanlon, University of Illinois
Terminology
Regenerative Tissue
Medicine Engineering
Biofabrication
Bioprinting
Molding
100000 Regenerative medicine
Tissue engineering
Number of publications
Cell seeding
10000
Tissue Biofabrication
Engineering Bioprinting
… 1000
1896
100 „The regeneration of the blood“
Bioprinting
Regenerative
Medicine 10
Stem cell
Cell therapy
injection
1
1870 1920 1970 2020
Gene
Gene editing Year
therapy
Molding
100000 Regenerative medicine
Tissue engineering
Number of publications
Cell seeding
10000
Tissue Biofabrication
Engineering Bioprinting
… 1000
1986 Weinberg and Bell
100 „A blood vessel model
Bioprinting constructed from collagen and
Regenerative
Medicine cultured vascular cells“
10
Stem cell
Cell therapy
injection
1
1870 1920 1970 2020
Gene
Gene editing Year
therapy
Molding
100000 Regenerative medicine
Tissue engineering
Number of publications
Cell seeding
10000
Tissue Biofabrication
Engineering 1993 Langer and Vacanti
Bioprinting
… 1000 „Tissue Engineering“
100
Bioprinting
Regenerative
Medicine 10
Stem cell
Cell therapy
injection
1
1870 1920 1970 2020
Gene
Gene editing Year
therapy
Molding
100000 Regenerative medicine
Tissue engineering
Number of publications
Cell seeding
10000
Tissue Biofabrication
Engineering Bioprinting
… 1000
2000
100 „Tissue restoration, tissue
Regenerative
Bioprinting engineering and
Medicine 10
regenerative medicine“
Stem cell
Cell therapy
injection
1
1870 1920 1970 2020
Gene
Gene editing Year
therapy
Molding
100000
Regenerative medicine
Number of publications
Cell seeding Tissue engineering
10000
Tissue Bioprinting
Engineering
… 1000
2006
100 „Bioprinting: A Beginning“
Bioprinting
Regenerative
Medicine 10
Stem cell
Cell therapy
injection
1
1870 1920 1970 2020
Gene
Gene editing Year
therapy
Biofabrication?
Molding
100000 Regenerative medicine
Tissue engineering
Number of publications
Cell seeding
10000
Tissue Biofabrication
Engineering Bioprinting
… 1000
1985
100 „Collagen Gel for Ocular
Bioprinting
Regenerative Surface“
Medicine 10
Stem cell
Cell therapy
injection
1
1870 1920 1970 2020
Gene
Gene editing Year
therapy
Biofabrication?
Molding
100000 Regenerative medicine
Tissue engineering
Number of publications
Cell seeding
10000
Tissue Biofabrication
Engineering Bioprinting
… 1000
2009
100 „Biofabrication: a 21st
Bioprinting
Regenerative century manufacturing
Medicine 10 paradigm“
Stem cell
Cell therapy
injection
1
1870 1920 1970 2020
Gene
Gene editing Year
therapy
Biofabrication? Regenerative
Molding medicine
Drug testing
Bio-
Cell seeding fabrication Tissue models Toxicity testing
fabrication
Tissue
Engineering
… Disease
Automation & modelling
digitalization
Bioprinting Food
Regenerative
Medicine production
Non-medical
Stem cell applications
Cell therapy Cell-grown
injection technical
products
Gene
Gene editing “The automated generation of biologically functional products with structural
therapy
organization from living cells, bioactive molecules, biomaterials, cell
aggregates such as micro-tissues, or hybrid cell-material constructs, through
bioprinting or bioassembly and subsequent tissue maturation processes.”
Term Definition
Biological constructs engineered by using in a pre-defined manner cells, biomaterials, and/or
Bio-engineered structures
biological factors alone or in combination with each other.
Formulation of material(s) and biological molecules / cells processed using bioprinting
Bioink
technologies.
A material that is used as (part of) a medical device or an advanced therapy medicinal product
Biomaterials
to replace, restore, or regenerate a tissue or organ and its function.
A cluster of cells, with a spherical shape, typically formed by allowing cell suspension to settle
Cell spheroid
into droplet of media. Electrospinning:
Minimum feature width Smallest detail that can be fabricated using a biofabrication technology.
A biofabrication approach where a biomaterial is used to create a cell-laden scaffold or an
Scaffold-based strategy acellular scaffold with hierarchical ad/or smart surface properties able to steer cell activity and
regenerate a targeted tissue.
A biofabrication approach where a biomaterial is eventually only used as a sacrificial template or
support for cells to be deposited and let organize themselves onto it for the regeneration of a
Scaffold-free strategy
targeted tissue. This approach comprises also the deposition of cells and/or biomolecules only
with no biomaterial support.
The notion, introduced by Malcolm Steinberg, that tissues or multicellular aggregates composed
of motile and adhesive cells have properties analogous to liquids, evidenced by the fact that
Tissue liquidity irregular tissue fragments spontaneously round up into spheroids and two fragments composed of
different cell types mutually envelope each other. Such tissues can be quantified in terms of
apparent tissue surface tension.
Tissue Toxicity
Molding Traditional TE models testing
methods
Cell sheet Disease
technol.
Biofabrication modelling
Food
In-situ TE Bioassembly
Non-medical production
applications
Cell-grown
Bioprinting
products
Lectures 5-9 Lecture 12
Tissue Toxicity
Molding Traditional TE models testing
methods
Cell sheet Disease
technol.
Biofabrication modelling
Food
In-situ TE Bioassembly
Non-medical production
applications
Cell-grown
Bioprinting
products
Tissue implantation
3D-Design
• Visual examination
• Medical imaging
• Tool fabrication
(e.g. mold)
Maturation
Biofabrication / -Bioreactor
tissue engineering -Dynamic
Preparation -Individualized tools cultivation
- 3D-design (e.g. molds)
- Biol. building -Manual process
blocks
Biological building blocks
• Living cells
• Growth factors
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• Matrix materials 15
Traditional tissue engineering process
(in regenerative medicine)
Cell seeding
Cell seeding
Molding Traditional TE
methods
Cell sheet In-vitro
technol. cultivation
Scaffold Cell
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fabrication seeding 16
Traditional tissue engineering process
(in regenerative medicine)
Molding / casting
Cell seeding
Molding Traditional TE
methods
Cell sheet In-vitro
technol. cultivation
Mold Cell-matrix
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fabrication casting 15.05.2024 17
Traditional tissue engineering process
(in regenerative medicine)
Cell seeding
Molding Traditional TE
methods
Cell sheet In-vitro
technol. cultivation
Cell seeding
Cell seeding
Molding Traditional TE
methods
Cell sheet In-vitro
technol. cultivation
Scaffold Cell
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fabrication seeding 19
What is a scaffold?
“The Air Force Academy's dramatic new
Center for Character and Leadership
Development in Colorado Springs
presented unique challenges.”
Courtesy BrandSafway.
https://www.autodesk.com/redshift/scaffold-design/
Scaffold criteria in TE
- Mechanical properties
- Surface chemistry
- Porosity
- Surface area
Porosity influences:
- Permeability
- Vascularization
- Mechanical properties
- Surface area
- Degradation time
Lyophilization
Sponge- / foam-
replication
3D-printing Decellularization
3D-CAD File
3D-printing
for scaffold fabrication
≠
Data transfer
STL-File
Layer-by-layer 3D-object: cleaning, 3D-bioprinting
fabricationof3D- finishing, sterilization
object
Slicing
http://medfab.de/wp-
#1 Data generation #2 Printingprocess #3 Post processing
content/uploads/2015/08/Prozesskette-
Additive-Manufacturing-3D_Druck-.png
3D-CAD File
3D-printing
for scaffold fabrication
≠
Data transfer
STL-File
Layer-by-layer 3D-object: cleaning, 3D-bioprinting
fabricationof3D- finishing, sterilization
object
Slicing
http://medfab.de/wp-
#1 Data generation #2 Printingprocess #3 Post processing
content/uploads/2015/08/Prozesskette-
Additive-Manufacturing-3D_Druck-.png
3D-printing
for scaffold fabrication
≠
3D-bioprinting
Material classes
• Metals, ceramics
• Polymers, hydrogels
• Native ECM
Advantages
• High precision
• High reproducibility
Disadvantages
• Process has to be adapted for each material individually
• Time-consuming process development and optimization
Applicable tissue types
• Adipose tissue, bone, cartilage, dental pulp, heart valve, liver, muscle,
myocardium, nerve, skin, trachea
Primary porosity
(porosity by design)
Alginate
500 µm
Internal
2 mm
SLA DLP
Precision ▲ Precision ▼
www.formlabs.com Speed ▼ Speed ▲
Selective laser sintering Stereolithography Digital light processing
(SLS) (SLA) (DLP)
Zhakeyev et al., 2017
https://anjungsainssmkss.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/11/
Tissue implantation
3D-Design
• Visual examination
• Medical imaging
• Tool fabrication
(e.g. mold)
Maturation
Biofabrication / -Bioreactor
tissue engineering -Dynamic
Preparation -Individualized tools cultivation
- 3D-design (e.g. molds)
- Biol. building -Manual process
blocks
Biological building blocks
• Living cells
• Growth factors
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• Matrix materials 35
Example: 3D-printed scaffold for trachea repair
Cell seeding
Molding Traditional TE
methods
Cell sheet In-vitro
technol. cultivation
Scaffold Cell
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fabrication seeding 37
Example: 3D-printed scaffold for trachea repair
Cell seeding
Molding Traditional TE
methods
Cell sheet In-vitro
technol. cultivation
Scaffold Cell
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fabrication seeding 39
Example: 3D-printed scaffold for trachea repair
Group I
2 weeks
pre-cultivation
Group II
4 weeks
pre-cultivation
Molding Traditional TE
methods
Cell sheet In-vitro
technol. cultivation
Scaffold Cell
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fabrication seeding 41
Example: 3D-printed scaffold for trachea repair
Granulation formation
(67-88 % cause of death)
Bacterial infection
Secretion
Invading
connective tissue
Granulation formation
(67-88 % cause of death)
Bacterial infection
Secretion
Infection and pneumonia Inflammation
Invading
connective tissue
Epithelialization
Respiratory
epithelium
Granulation formation
(67-88 % cause of death)
Bacterial infection
Secretion
Infection and pneumonia Inflammation
Invading
connective tissue
Epithelialization
Vascularization
Respiratory
epithelium
Supports
epithelial ingrowth
Gao et al., 2017 Thiebes et al., 2016
Microporous
Infill-spinning
Mesoporous
main body
„Lego“-approach
stackable scaffold
modules
Microporous
Infill-spinning
Mesoporous
main body
„Lego“-approach
stackable scaffold
modules
Lyophilization
Sponge- / foam-
replication
3D-printing Decellularization
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https://www.oz-verlag.de/trend-weben-tolle-strukturen-aus-garn-und-wolle/
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Textile engineering technologies
Karl Meyer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH | Product catalog: RDJ 5/1: We 210/1/09/04/5/11/19 | www.karlmayer.com
Material classes
• Polymers
• (and metals, ceramics, hydrogels)
Advantages
• Controllable porosity &
mechanical properties
• Drapable
• Broad polymer spectrum
Disadvantages
• Mainly planar or cylindrical tissues
Applicable tissue types
• Adipose tissue, blood vessels, bladder, bone, cartilage, cornea, dental pulp,
gingiva, heart valve, heart, kidney, liver, muscle, myocardium, nerve, pancreas,
pelvic floor, skin, tendon, trachea
Polymer
properties Yarn type
Adjustable
Fiber
properties porosity &
mechanics
Production Production
Yarn
properties settings technology
Various
geometries Hollow
Segmented
Side-by-side pie
2mm
1mm
100 % TPU
Strain (%)
1mm
Conventional therapy
• Removal of damaged
section
• Suture of nerve ends
• Risk of
1) Scar formation
2) Wrongly connected
nerve ends
Textile sheet
• Electrospun textile
• Wrapped around nerve
ends
• Benefits
1) Keeping growths factors
inside wound
2) Promote nerve repair
3) Prevent ingrowth of
Ortho Cell: CelGro™ Nerve Repair: neighboring tissue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFa95baSH84
Molten
geschmolzene
polymer
Spinnmasse
Spinnpumpe
Spinning pump
Fiber Fiber (TPU, PE, PCL, or PVDF)
Spinndüse
Spinneret
Spinning
Warp-knitting
Kaltluft
Cooling air Aufwickel-
Winding
vorrichtung
machine
Verstrecken
Drawing
Textile
scaffold
Lyophilization
Sponge- / foam-
replication
3D-printing Decellularization
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Sponge- /
foam-replication
https://www.britannica.com/science/periosteum
Material classes
• Metals, ceramics
Porosity
• Depends on sponge
properties
Advantages
• Simple & inexpensive
• High porosity
Disadvantages
• Reproducibility
• Limited to certain materials
Applicable tissue types
• Mainly bone
Kränzlin and Niederberger, 2015
Material classes
• Metals, ceramics
Porosity
• Depends on sponge
properties
Advantages
• Simple & inexpensive
• High porosity
Disadvantages
• Reproducibility
• Limited to certain materials
Applicable tissue types Ceramic scaffold with Gervaso et al., 2012
Lyophilization
Sponge- / foam-
replication
3D-printing Decellularization
Salt leaching /
solvent casting
Material classes
• Polymers, hydrogels
Porosity
• Depends on salt particle dimensions
Advantages
• Simple & inexpensive
• Adjustable porosity
Disadvantages
Worthington et al., 2016
• Reproducibility
• Uncontrolled pore interconnectivity
• Limited material selection
Applicable tissue types
• Blood vessels, bladder, bone, cartilage, cornea, heart valve, muscle, nerve, skin
Yu et al., 2016
Lyophilization
Sponge- / foam-
replication
3D-printing Decellularization
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Lyophilization?
Lyphiization
The process of lyophilization,
involving three stages that
remove water from a sample
by freezing it and placing it
under specific vacuum
pressures and temperatures
https://www.gelifesciences.com/en/us/solutions/genomics/products-and-
technologies/custom-genomic-services/lyo-stable/advantages-of-lyophilization
Material classes
• Hydrogels
• (and autogenic, allogenic, or xenogenic
acellular matrix)
Advantages Abbasi et al., 2019
• Simple & inexpensive
• Applicable for hydrogels
Disadvantages
• Reproducibility
• Limited materials
Applicable tissue types
• Blood vessels, bladder, bone, cartilage,
cornea, heart valve, liver, muscle, nerve,
skin, tendon https://www.gelifesciences.com/en/us/solutions/genomics/products-and-
technologies/custom-genomic-services/lyo-stable/advantages-of-lyophilization
Lu et al., 2017
https://www.cryolifesciences.de/en/biomaterial-development/3d-structure-on-demand/
Textile sheet
• Electrospun textile
• Wrapped around nerve
ends
• Benefits
1) Keeping growths factors
inside wound
2) Promote nerve repair
3) Prevent ingrowth of
Ortho Cell: CelGro™ Nerve Repair: neighboring tissue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFa95baSH84
Lyophilized collagen
sponge with directed
pore geometry as nerve
guidance
https://www.idd.tu-darmstadt.de
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