Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (30): 4900-4905.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0934

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Micro-pattern technique and its application in tissue engineering

Qiu Chang-jun1, 2, 3, Hun Ting-ting1, 2, 3, Zhao Ying-tong1, 2, 3, Zhao Feng1, 3, He Jing-wen1, 3, Sun Yan1, 2, 3   

  1. 1Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China; 2Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 102402, China; 3State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
  • Received:2018-03-14 Online:2018-10-28 Published:2018-10-28
  • Contact: Sun Yan, MD, Master’s supervisor, Associate professor, Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China; Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 102402, China; State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
  • About author:Qiu Chang-jun, Master candidate, Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China; Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 102402, China; State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 31470942

Abstract:

 BACKGROUND: With the constant innovation and development of micro-pattern technology, it has also been applied widely in cell biology, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, which provides new impetus for the construction of artificial tissues in vitro.

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the classification, characteristics and application of micro-pattern technique in tissue engineering.
METHODS: The authors performed a data retrieval of PubMed, Web of Science and CNKI to search the articles addressing micro-pattern technique and its application in tissue engineering published from 2001 to 2017, and reviewed the literatures systematically. The keywords were “micro-pattern technique, tissue engineering” in English and Chinese, respectively.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Using the micro-pattern technique, patterned cell alignment is formed to control the shape of stem cells, and regulate stem cell fusion and differentiation. Moreover, artificial tissue engineering products have been developed and used as tissue substitutes for bone tissue engineering, muscle tissue engineering, vascular tissue engineering, nerve tissue engineering and liver tissue engineering. However, cell biology mechanisms and internal mechanisms underlying the use of micro-pattern technique in the artificial tissue construction need to be further explored and elucidated. For example, future investigations are warranted on how to construct artificial muscle tissue using the micro-pattern technique, how to purify Schwann cells, as well as the development and innovation of micro-pattern technique in vascular and liver tissue engineering research.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:生物材料;骨生物材料; 口腔生物材料; 纳米材料; 缓释材料; 材料相容性;组织工程

Key words: Extracellular matrix, Cell Differentiation, Tissue Engineering

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