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Bioprinting Cellularized Constructs Using a Tissue-specific Hydrogel Bioink
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2016
We describe a set of protocols that together provide a tissue-mimicking hydrogel bioink with which functional and viable 3-D tissue constructs can be bioprinted for use in in vitro screening applications.
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Making Solutions in the Laboratory
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2023
The ability to successfully make solutions is a basic laboratory skill performed in virtually all biological and chemical experiments. A solution is a homogenous mixture of solute dissolved in bulk liquid known as the solvent. Solutions can be described by their solute concentration, a measure of how much solute is present per unit of solution. In this video, a step-by-step procedure for how to make a water-based, or aqueous, solution for biological applications is presented. The video...
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Solutions and Concentrations
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Dr. Michael Evans — Georgia Institute of Technology A solution is a homogeneous mixture containing some components in small amounts, called solutes, and one component in a large amount, called the solvent. Solid-liquid solutions contain one or more solid solutes dissolved in a liquid solvent. Solutions are ubiquitous in chemistry: they are used to store and handle small amounts of material, carry out chemical reactions, and develop materials with controllable properties.
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General Properties of Solutions
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2020
Many common substances around us exist as a solution, such as ocean water, air, and gasoline. All solutions are mixtures of substances that are composed of varying amounts of two or more types of atoms or molecules. A mixture with a non-uniform composition is a heterogeneous mixture, whereas a mixture with a uniform composition is a homogeneous mixture. The components that make the homogeneous mixture are evenly spread out and thoroughly mixed. A solution is a homogeneous mixture that is...
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Solution Formation
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2020
There is no one solvent that can dissolve every type of solute. Some substances that readily dissolve in a certain solvent might be insoluble in a different solvent. A simple way to predict which substances dissolve in which solvent is the phrase "like dissolves like". This means that polar substances, such as salt and sugar, dissolve in a polar substance like water. In contrast, non-polar substances are more soluble in non-polar solvents such as carbon tetrachloride. This selective solubility...
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Crosslinking stabilizes the deposited material after it has been patterned, helping the construct retain its three-dimensional organization. It may occur through physical or chemical mechanisms, and its role is to keep cells and supporting materials positioned within the engineered structure. In neural models, this stabilization is important because spatial organization helps reproduce aspects of the cellular environment surrounding neurons.
Cell placement depends on the controlled pattern in which the solution is deposited. The printing process establishes the spatial arrangement of cells and supporting materials before stabilization fixes that organization. This ability to place components in defined three-dimensional patterns allows researchers to construct brain-like tissues and neural networks in ways that are not readily represented by conventional two-dimensional cultures.
Three-dimensional constructs provide a spatially organized setting that more closely mimics aspects of native tissue than a flat culture. This added organization can support investigations of neural development, disease mechanisms, and drug responses in a more physiologically relevant platform. The value lies in modeling the surrounding cellular environment and tissue architecture together, rather than examining neural cells only in two dimensions.
Supporting materials help reproduce aspects of the cellular environment in which neurons function, while the cells provide the biological component of the model. Positioning both within the same printed construct can create brain-like tissues or neural networks with organized cell-material relationships. This combined arrangement is relevant when researchers study how neural systems develop, respond to disease-related conditions, or react to drugs.
A basic workflow begins with depositing the cell-compatible formulation in a controlled pattern, followed by stabilization through physical or chemical crosslinking. The resulting construct keeps cells and supporting materials positioned in three dimensions. Researchers can then use the engineered tissue or network as a model for neural development, disease mechanisms, drug responses, or tissue repair, depending on the study objective.
Within neuroscience, the approach can be directed toward brain-like tissues, neural networks, or models of the cellular environment surrounding neurons. These are not interchangeable outcomes: each emphasizes a different aspect of neural organization or context. Selecting among them allows experiments to focus on development, disease mechanisms, responses to drugs, or tissue repair questions.
These constructs provide a three-dimensional setting in which cells and supporting materials remain organized, making them relevant to studies of tissue repair. Their value is not limited to observing neural structures; the same engineered platforms can be used to examine how neural tissue is modeled for repair-related investigations. This extends biofabrication from disease and drug studies toward tissue repair research in neuroscience.