Design, Fabrication, and Evaluation of Polyglycolic Acid Modules with Canals as Tissue Elements in Cellular-Assembly Technology
Open Access
- 28 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by MDPI AG in Applied Sciences
- Vol. 10 (11), 3748
- https://doi.org/10.3390/app10113748
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to design and fabricate polyglycolic acid (PGA) modules on the basis of the Raschig ring as a tissue element for bottom–top tissue engineering to increase the feasibility of cellular-assembly technology. Three types of modules, namely, cylindrical, Raschig ring, and transverse-pore modules, with different numbers and orientations of canals, were designed and fabricated by modified selective-laser-sintering (SLS) technology. These modules maintained their structure in a flowing culture environment, and degradation did not create an acidic environment, hence promoting their ability to scale up to highly functional tissue. The modules were seeded with human hepatoma Hep G2 cells and cultured for 10 days. The transverse-pore modules were found to have the highest glucose consumption, albumin production, and cell viability among the three tested modules. Our study showed that the proposed module design provided better mass transfer and possessed the required mechanical strength to enable use in the construction of large tissue.Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (51805294)
- National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFA0703004)
- 111 Project (B17026)
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