Michael Fook-Ho Lee, Daniel Steffens, Johnson H Y Chung, Steven Posniak, Kai Cheng, Jonathan Clark, Gordon Wallace, Payal Mukherjee
INTRODUCTION: Bioprinting, using "bio-inks" consisting of living cells, supporting structures and biological motifs to create customized constructs, is an emerging technique that aims to overcome the challenges of cartilaginous reconstruction of head and neck structures. Several living cell lines and culturing methods have been explored as bio-inks with varying efficacy. Co-culture of primary chondrocytes and stem cells (SCs) is one technique, well established for degenerative joint disease treatment, with potential for use in expanding chondrocyte populations for bio-inks...
March 21, 2024: Cells, Tissues, Organs