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Development and Evaluation of Hyaluronic Acid-Based Hybrid Bio-Ink for Tissue Regeneration

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Abstract

Background:

Bioprinting has recently appeared as a powerful tool for building complex tissue and organ structures. However, the application of bioprinting to regenerative medicine has limitations, due to the restricted choices of bio-ink for cytocompatible cell encapsulation and the integrity of the fabricated structures.

Methods:

In this study, we developed hybrid bio-inks based on acrylated hyaluronic acid (HA) for immobilizing bio-active peptides and tyramine-conjugated hyaluronic acids for fast gelation.

Results:

Conventional acrylated HA-based hydrogels have a gelation time of more than 30 min, whereas hybrid bio-ink has been rapidly gelated within 200 s. Fibroblast cells cultured in this hybrid bio-ink up to 7 days showed > 90% viability. As a guidance cue for stem cell differentiation, we immobilized four different bio-active peptides: BMP-7-derived peptides (BMP-7D) and osteopontin for osteogenesis, and substance-P (SP) and Ac-SDKP (SDKP) for angiogenesis. Mesenchymal stem cells cultured in these hybrid bio-inks showed the highest angiogenic and osteogenic activity cultured in bio-ink immobilized with a SP or BMP-7D peptide. This bio-ink was loaded in a three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting device showing reproducible printing features.

Conclusion:

We have developed bio-inks that combine biochemical and mechanical cues. Biochemical cues were able to regulate differentiation of cells, and mechanical cues enabled printing structuring. This multi-functional bio-ink can be used for complex tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

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This study was supported by a grant from the Ministry of Health and Welfare in the Republic of Korea (HI14C2143).

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  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Korea University, 73 Inchon-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea

    Jaeyeon Lee & Yongdoo Park

  2. Department of Mechanical Design Engineering, College of Engineering, Wonkwang University, 460 Iksandae-ro, Iksan, Jeonbuk, 54538, Republic of Korea

    Se-Hwan Lee & Young-Sam Cho

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Medical Center, 73 Inchon-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea

    Byung Soo Kim

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Lee, J., Lee, SH., Kim, B.S. et al. Development and Evaluation of Hyaluronic Acid-Based Hybrid Bio-Ink for Tissue Regeneration. Tissue Eng Regen Med 15, 761–769 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13770-018-0144-8

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