A Novel Microplate 3D Bioprinting Platform for the Engineering of Muscle and Tendon Tissues.

ABSTRACT: Two-dimensional (2D) cell cultures do not reflect the in vivo situation, and thus it is important to develop predictive three-dimensional (3D) in vitro models with enhanced reliability and robustness for drug screening applications. Treatments against muscle-related diseases are becoming more prominent due to the growth of the aging population worldwide. In this study, we describe a novel drug screening platform with automated production of 3D musculoskeletal-tendon-like tissues. With 3D bioprinting, alternating layers of photo-polymerized gelatin-methacryloyl-based bioink and cell suspension tissue models were produced in a dumbbell shape onto novel postholder cell culture inserts in 24-well plates. Monocultures of human primary skeletal muscle cells and rat tenocytes were printed around

SUBMITTER: Laternser S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6249648 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature