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Table 1 Cartilage 3D bioprinting: materials, cells and characterizations

From: Systematic review on the application of 3D-bioprinting technology in orthoregeneration: current achievements and open challenges

First author

Materials

Cells

Material Characterization

In vitro tests

In vivo assay

Ref #

Antich

Hyaluronic acid-alginate, PLA

Human articular chondrocytes

Rheology, degradation, mechanical

Mechanical, viability, proliferation, karyotyping, biochemical, qPCR

 

[11]

Armstrong

Alginate pluronic hybrid

Human BMSCs

Rheology, spectroscopy, mechanical, SEM, calcium depletion test

Viability, histology

 

[12]

Costantini

GelMA, HAMA, chondroitin sulfate amino ethyl methacrylate, alginate, I2959

Human BMSCs

Rheology, micro-computed tomography, mechanical

Viability, immunocytochemistry, qPCR,

 

[38]

Cui

PEGDMA, I2959

Human articular chondrocytes

Mechanical, swelling

Viability, qPCR, biochemistry, histology

 

[42]

Cui

PEGDMA, I2959

Human Articular Chondrocytes

Mechanical, swelling

Viability, qPCR, biochemistry, histology

 

[41]

Daly

Agarose, alginate, GelMA, PEGMA, PCL

Pig BMSCs

 

Viability, mechanical

 

[44]

Daly

RDG-y Alginate, GelMA, PEGMA, PCL

Pig BMSCs

 

Biochemistry, histology, viability, uCT, mechanical

Subcutaneous in nude mice

[45]

Fan

GelMA, HAMA, cellulose nanocrystals, LAP

ATDC5s

Rheology, mechanical, swelling, printability

Viability

 

[59]

Galarraga

norbornene-modified hyaluronic acid, LAP

Bovine BMSC

Rheology

Viability, qPCR, mechanical, biochemical, histology

 

[66]

Gao

PEGDA, acrylated peptides, I2959

Human BMSCs

Mechanical, swelling

qPCR, biochemistry, histology

Subcutaneous in nude mice

[67]

Gatenholm

Nanocellulose, alginate, calcium chloride crosslinking

Human articular chondrocytes

 

Histology, microscopy, qPCR

 

[69]

Goldstein

Type I collagen, alginate

Rat articular chondrocytes

 

Biochemistry, qPCR

 

[70]

Graham

Agarose, collagen

HEK, ovine MSCs

Gelation, phase transfer

Viability, immunocytochemistry, histochemistry, qPCR

 

[71]

Gu

GelMA, I2959

Human articular chondrocytes

Rheology, mechanical

Proliferation, viability

 

[72]

Hauptstein

Thiol-modified hyaluronic acid, P(AGE-co-G), I2959, PCL

Human BMSC

 

Viability, histology, immunohistochemistry, biochemical, qPCR, mechanical, swelling, SEM

 

[76]

Henrionnet

Gelatin, alginate, fibrinogen

Human BMSC

 

Mitochondrial activity, qPCR, histology, biochemistry

 

[78]

Huang

Yeast Mannan, methacrylate anhydride, I2959, LAP

Rabbit articular chondrocytes

Rheology, SEM, swelling, degradation, mechanical

Viability

Subcutaneous in nude mice

[80]

Ilhan

Kappa carrageenan-methacrylate, I2959

ATDC5s

Rheology, biodegradation, swelling

Viability, proliferation, morphology, immunohistochemistry, qPCR, biochemistry

 

[82]

Irmark

GelMA, I2959, platelet rich plasma

ATDC5s

Rheology, biodegradation, platelet activation, growth factor release

Viability, proliferation, morphology, immunohistochemistry, qPCR, biochemistry

 

[84]

Izadifar

PCL, alginate,

Chicken articular chondrocytes, ATDC5

Viscosity, biocompatibility

Viability, proliferation, differentiation

 

[85]

Kessel

HAMA, GelMA, hyaluronic acid transglutaminase, LAP

C2C12 Myocytes, Bovine articular chondrocytes

Rheology, mechanical, swelling

Viability, histology, immunohistochemistry,

 

[93]

Kim

Oxidized hyaluronate, glycol chitosan, adipic acid dihydrazide

ATDC5s

Assessment of self-healing

Viability, qPCR

 

[97]

Kosik-Koziol

PLA, alginate

Human articular chondrocytes

Rheology, SEM, mechanical, swelling

Viability

 

[100]

Kosik-Koziol

GelMA, alginate, β-tricalcium phosphate particles

Human BMSC

Rheology, SEM, swelling, mechanical

Immunocytochemistry, viability, qPCR

 

[101]

Lam

GelMA, HAMA, LAP

Pig articular chondrocytes

 

Histology, viability, qPCR

 

[104]

Levato

GelMA, I2959

Equine ACPCs, articular chondrocytes, MSCs

 

Viability, morphology, biochemistry, qPCR, mechanical

 

[110]

Lim

Methacrylated poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA-MA), GelMA, RU/SPS photoinitiator

Human MSCs

Viscosity, swelling, mechanical

Viability

 

[112]

López-Marcial

Agarose, alginate

Bovine articular chondrocytes

Rheology, mechanical

Viability, biochemistry

 

[117]

Luo

GelMA, LAP

Rat BMSC

Rheology, mechanical, SEM

Viability, morphology, proliferation, biochemistry, qPCR

SCID mice, intramuscular

[118]

De Moor

GelMA, I2959 or LAP

Human BMSC

Swelling, mechanical

Viability, immunohistochemistry

 

[48]

Müller

Alginate Sulfate, nanocellulose

Bovine articular chondrocytes

Rheology

Viability, morphology, immunohistochemistry, sheer stress of printing

 

[133]

Müller

Pluronic-diacrylate, pluronic F-127, HAMA, LAP

Bovine articular chondrocytes

Rheology, swelling, FITC release, mechanical, SEM

Viability

 

[132]

Nedunchezian

Hyaluronic acid-adipic acid dihydrazide-biotin, biotin crosslinked with streptavidin, sodium-alginate, calcium

Human adipose stem cells

Rheology, degradation

Viability, qPCR, histology

 

[136]

Nguyen

Nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC), hyaluronic acid

Human iPSC and irradiated chondrocytes

 

Histology, immunohistochemistry, microscopy, qPCR

 

[138]

Ni

Silk Fibroin/Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose-methacrylated

Human BMSC

Mechanical, raman spectroscopy

Viability, qPCR

 

[139]

O’Connell

GelMA, HAMA, LAP

Human adipose stem cells (hADSCs)

Rheology, gel permeation chromatography, mechanical testing, enzymatic crosslinking

Viability, biochemistry, qPCR, microscopy

 

[142]

Olubamiji

PCL, alginate

ATDC5s

 

All tests done after in vivo

Subcutaneous in nude mice

[143]

Rathan

Alginate, PCL

Human or pig MSCs

Rheology

Viability, biochemistry, histology, qPCR

 

[155]

Roh

Oxidized hyaluronate, sodium alginate, glycol chitosan, adipic acid dihydrazide, calcium chloride for crosslinking

ATDC5s

 

Viability, qPCR

 

[160]

Ruiz-Cantu

GelMA, I2959, PCL

Sheep articular chondrocytes

Rheology

Viability, genotoxicity, biochemistry, histology, mechanical

 

[162]

Schipani

GelMA, alginate, PCL

Pig BMSC and articular chondrocytes

Mechanical

Viability, biochemistry, histology, mechanical

 

[164]

Stichler

Thiol-functionalized hyaluronic acid (HA-SH), P(AGE-co-G), PCL

Human MSCs, Equine MSCs

Mechanical, swelling

Viability, histology, biochemistry

 

[175]

Sun

Gelatin, fibrinogen, hyaluronic acid, glycerol. PCL. Crosslinked by thrombin solution

Rabbit BMSC

 

RNA seq, bioinformatics, viability, proliferation, immunofluorescence

Rabbit cartilage knee defect

[179]

Sun

PGLA, PCL

Rabbit BMSC

 

Viability, mechanical, proliferation, morphology

Subcutaneous in nude mice

[180]

Sun

Gelatin, fibrinogen, hyaluronic acid, glycerol, PCL

GDF5-Rabbit BMSC

Mechanical, degradation

GDF5 release, viability, biomechanical

Rabbit cartilage knee defect

[181]

Trucco

Gelatin, silk-fibroin, alginate

Human MSCs

Rheology, sheer stress

Viability, immunohistochemistry

 

[184]

Wang

Alginate Sulfate-GelMA, I2959

Pig BMSC

Mechanical, SEM, Swelling, release kinetics, rheology

Viability

Subcutaneous in nude mice

[189]

Yang

Type I collagen, sodium alginate, agarose

Rat articular chondrocytes

 

Swelling, mechanical, SEM, viability, cytoskeleton, histology, proliferation, biochemistry

 

[198]

You

Hydroxyapatite, sodium citrate, alginate, PCL

Chicken articular chondrocytes

Rheology, printing fidelity

Viability, proliferation, secretion of cartilage, mineralization

Subcutaneous in nude mice

[201]

Zhang

Decellularized goat ECM, silk fibroin (SF)

Rabbit BMSC

SEM, rheology, spectroscopy, PEG release, degradation, mechanical

Viability, qPCR, biochemistry, histology, growth factor release

Subcutaneous in nude mice

[208]

Zhou

Alginate, gelatin, hyaluronic acid, fibronectin

Rat BMSCs, Chondrogenic progenitor cells

Rheology, mechanical

SEM, viability, confocal, release kinetics, immunofluorescence, qPCR

Rat full thickness cartilage defect

[212]

Zhu

GelMA, PEGDA, 2-Hydroxy-4'-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-2-methylpropiophenone photoinitiator

Human MSCs

Mechanical, swelling

Protein release, proliferation, viability, histology, qPCR

 

[215]