用于体外建模的动态透明质酸水凝胶的超精细3D生物打印
Ultra-Fine 3D Bioprinting of Dynamic Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel for in Vitro Modeling.
作者信息
Tavakoli Shima, Kocatürkmen Aybike, Oommen Oommen P, Varghese Oommen P
机构信息
Translational Chemical Biology Group, Division of Macromolecular Chemistry, Department of Chemistry-Ångstrom Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE75121, Sweden.
Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00790, Finland.
出版信息
Adv Mater. 2025 Jul;37(30):e2500315. doi: 10.1002/adma.202500315. Epub 2025 May 13.
3D bioprinting bridges tissue engineering and additive manufacturing, however developing bioinks with balanced biological and physical properties remains a challenge. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a promising base material due to its biocompatibility and cell-recognition features. An HA-based bioink is designed using dynamic disulfide-crosslinking at physiological pH by modifying HA with cysteine moieties. To overcome the slow gelation kinetics typical of disulfide-crosslinked hydrogels, potassium iodide (KI) is introduced, accelerating gelation in a concentration-dependent manner. KI not only enhances gelation but also provides radical scavenging properties while maintaining hydrogel integrity. A low KI concentration (50 mm) offers more than a 3 h printing window, ensures cell viability, and facilitates the use of fine needles (32G, 108 µm inner diameter). This enables the fabrication of large (>3 cm) and complex 3D structures. Using this bioink, an osteoarthritis disease model is developed to investigate interactions between human mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) and chondrocytes, demonstrating the immunomodulatory effect of hMSCs on inflammation-induced chondrocytes. Overall, the HA-based bioink addresses critical challenges in 3D bioprinting, providing a robust platform for constructing innovative in vitro models and supporting advancements in disease modeling and precision medicine.
3D生物打印连接了组织工程和增材制造,然而,开发具有平衡生物学和物理特性的生物墨水仍然是一项挑战。透明质酸(HA)因其生物相容性和细胞识别特性而成为一种很有前景的基础材料。通过用半胱氨酸部分修饰HA,在生理pH值下利用动态二硫键交联设计了一种基于HA的生物墨水。为了克服二硫键交联水凝胶典型的缓慢凝胶化动力学,引入了碘化钾(KI),其以浓度依赖的方式加速凝胶化。KI不仅增强凝胶化,还在保持水凝胶完整性的同时提供自由基清除特性。低KI浓度(50 mM)提供超过3小时的打印窗口,确保细胞活力,并便于使用细针(32G,内径108 µm)。这使得能够制造大型(>3 cm)和复杂的3D结构。使用这种生物墨水,开发了一种骨关节炎疾病模型,以研究人间充质基质细胞(hMSC)与软骨细胞之间的相互作用,证明了hMSC对炎症诱导的软骨细胞的免疫调节作用。总体而言,基于HA的生物墨水解决了3D生物打印中的关键挑战,为构建创新的体外模型和支持疾病建模及精准医学的进步提供了一个强大的平台。