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Publication Type : Journal Article
Thematic Areas : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine
Publisher : Tissue Eng Part A
Source : Tissue Eng Part A, Volume 23, Issue 17-18, p.891-900 (2017)
Keywords : Animals, Bioprinting, Bone and Bones, Bone Marrow Cells, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Printing, Three-Dimensional, Swine, tissue engineering
Campus : Kochi
School : Center for Nanosciences
Center : Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine Move, Nanosciences
Department : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine
Year : 2017
Abstract : Regeneration of complex bone defects remains a significant clinical challenge. Multi-tool biofabrication has permitted the combination of various biomaterials to create multifaceted composites with tailorable mechanical properties and spatially controlled biological function. In this study we sought to use bioprinting to engineer nonviral gene activated constructs reinforced by polymeric micro-filaments. A gene activated bioink was developed using RGD-γ-irradiated alginate and nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA) complexed to plasmid DNA (pDNA). This ink was combined with bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and then co-printed with a polycaprolactone supporting mesh to provide mechanical stability to the construct. Reporter genes were first used to demonstrate successful cell transfection using this system, with sustained expression of the transgene detected over 14 days postbioprinting. Delivery of a combination of therapeutic genes encoding for bone morphogenic protein and transforming growth factor promoted robust osteogenesis of encapsulated MSCs in vitro, with enhanced levels of matrix deposition and mineralization observed following the incorporation of therapeutic pDNA. Gene activated MSC-laden constructs were then implanted subcutaneously, directly postfabrication, and were found to support superior levels of vascularization and mineralization compared to cell-free controls. These results validate the use of a gene activated bioink to impart biological functionality to three-dimensional bioprinted constructs.
Cite this Research Publication : G. M. Cunniffe, Gonzalez-Fernandez, T., Daly, A., Binulal Nelson Sathy, Jeon, O., Alsberg, E., and Kelly, D. J., “ Three-Dimensional Bioprinting of Polycaprolactone Reinforced Gene Activated Bioinks for Bone Tissue Engineering.”, Tissue Eng Part A, vol. 23, no. 17-18, pp. 891-900, 2017.