Gellan gum-based granular gels as suspension media for biofabrication
Andrew McCormack, Laura M. Porcza, Nicholas R. Leslie, Ferry P. W. Melchels, Pradeep Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, Pradeep Kumar · 2024
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Description
Andrew McCormack and co-authors present in 2024 a grainy gel that can hold soft printed structures while they set. Building tissue-like constructs in three dimensions is a standing challenge in medicine. A new trick prints watery inks inside a support bath that flows around the print head, then holds firm. Their bath is made of gellan gum, sheared while it gels so it breaks into grains.
The grains give the bath a paste-like behavior across a wide heat range, from fridge cold to body warmth. Its resistance to flow is very low, which allowed print speeds up to sixty millimeters per second. The team printed droplets carrying live cells and kept them for seven days. They also built features inside a version of the bath that can itself set firm. Easy making, speed, and that setting option make it a strong candidate, they argue.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Andrew McCormack, Laura M. Porcza, Nicholas R. Leslie, Ferry P. W. Melchels, Pradeep Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, Pradeep Kumar |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 74 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |