3d bioprinting of biomimetic constructs with spatially controlled microenvironment for rotator cuff augmentation

Bin Duan, Shaohua Wu, Mitchell Kuss, Philipp Streubel

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Abstract

Statement of Purpose: Rotator cuff tendon tears are one of the leading causes of debilitating shoulder pain in the United States. The use of grafts has been studied in the past for reconstruction of such non-repairable tears or to augment repairable tears of large size. Unfortunately, current treatment strategies, including auto-, allo-and xenografts as well as synthetic implants, fail to restore the functional, structural, and biochemical properties of repaired rotator cuff to those of native tissue, with overall failure rate between 38% and 65%. Rotator cuff tendon exhibits distinct transition zones from the musculotendinous region to tendon to fibrocartilage to bone. Each zone has a distinct degree of vascularization. Current augmentation options fail to mimic these transition zones, due to their homogeneous architectural structure. In this study, we combined 3D bioprinting technique with textile technique to generate biomimetic constructs with spatial control of vascularization for massive rotator cuff repair in a rabbit model.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSociety for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition 2019
Subtitle of host publicationThe Pinnacle of Biomaterials Innovation and Excellence - Transactions of the 42nd Annual Meeting
PublisherSociety for Biomaterials
Pages422
Number of pages1
ISBN (Electronic)9781510883901
StatePublished - 2019
Event42nd Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition 2019: The Pinnacle of Biomaterials Innovation and Excellence - Seattle, United States
Duration: Apr 3 2019Apr 6 2019

Publication series

NameTransactions of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials and the Annual International Biomaterials Symposium
Volume40
ISSN (Print)1526-7547

Conference

Conference42nd Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition 2019: The Pinnacle of Biomaterials Innovation and Excellence
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySeattle
Period4/3/194/6/19

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Biophysics
  • Biotechnology
  • Biomaterials
  • Materials Chemistry

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