3D Bioplotter Research Papers

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3D printed mesoporous bioactive glass/metal-organic framework scaffolds with antitubercular drug delivery

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 2018 Volume 272, Pages 24-30

Three-dimensional (3D) porous scaffolds with sustained drug delivery are pursued for osteoarticular tuberculosis therapy after surgery. In this study, mesoporous bioactive glass/metal-organic framework (MBG/MOF) scaffolds with sustained antitubercular drug release have been fabricated by 3D printing. The results showed that the MBG/MOF scaffolds possess macropores of ca. 400 μm and enhanced compressive strength of 3–7 MPa, also exhibited good biocompatibility and apatite forming ability in vitro. Furthermore, the drug release rate and pH microenvironment of the MBG/MOF scaffolds could be controlled due to the MOF degradation. These results indicated that the 3D printed MBG/MOF scaffolds are promising for treating osteoarticular tuberculosis.

3D-printed hierarchical scaffold for localized isoniazid/rifampin drug delivery and osteoarticular tuberculosis therapy

Acta Biomaterialia 2015 Volume 16, Pages 145–155

After surgical treatment of osteoarticular tuberculosis (TB), it is necessary to fill the surgical defect with an implant, which combines the merits of osseous regeneration and local multi-drug therapy so as to avoid drug resistance and side effects. In this study, a 3D-printed macro/meso-porous composite scaffold is fabricated. High dosages of isoniazid (INH)/rifampin (RFP) anti-TB drugs are loaded into chemically modified mesoporous bioactive ceramics in advance, which are then bound with poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBHHx) through a 3D printing procedure. The composite scaffolds show greatly prolonged drug release time compared to commercial calcium phosphate scaffolds either in vitro or in vivo.…

The preliminary performance study of the 3D printing of a tricalcium phosphate scaffold for the loading of sustained release anti-tuberculosis drugs

Journal of Materials Science 2015 Volume 50, Issue 5, Pages 2138-2147

In the surgical treatment of tuberculosis of the bones, excision of the lesion site leaves defects in the bone structure. Recent research has shown benefits for bone tissue support, such as tricalcium phosphate, as regrowth materials. These biocompatible engineering materials have good bone inductivity and biologic mechanical performance. The goal of this study was to evaluate the use of 3D printing, a new technology, to design and build 3-dimensional support structures for use in grafting at lesion sites and for use in embedding the sustained release anti-tuberculosis drugs Rifampin and Isoniazid and determine the in vivo performance of these structures.…

Three-dimensionally plotted MBG/PHBHHx composite scaffold for antitubercular drug delivery and tissue regeneration

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 2015 Volume 26, Issue 102, 102ff

A suitable drug-loaded scaffold that can postoperatively release an antituberculosis drug efficiently in a lesion area and help repair a bone defect is very important in the clinical treatment of bone tuberculosis (TB). In this study, a composite drug-loaded cylindrical scaffold was prepared by using three-dimensional printing technology in combination with the mesoporous confinement range, surface chemical groups, and gradual degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate). This achieves the slow release of a drug for as long as possible. We implanted the drug-loaded compound scaffold into New Zealand rabbits’ femur defect model to study the in vivo drug release performance and osteogenic ability.…