Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2020, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (16): 2585-2591.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2270

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Application of bioprinting in reconstruction of musculoskeletal interface

Zhang Junwei1, Cui Yutao2, Li Zuhao2, Wang Zhonghan2, Liu He2, Luo Wenbin2   

  1. 1Department of Orthopedics,  Xifeng District People’s Hospital of Qingyang City, Qingyang 745000, Gansu Province, China; 2Department of Orthopedics, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, Jilin Province, China
  • Received:2019-10-21 Revised:2019-10-24 Accepted:2019-12-05 Online:2020-06-08 Published:2020-03-26
  • Contact: Luo Wenbin, MD, Department of Orthopedics, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, Jilin Province, China
  • About author:Zhang Junwei, Associate chief physician, Department of Orthopedics, Xifeng District People’s Hospital of Qingyang City, Qingyang 745000, Gansu Province, China
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81671804 and 81772456

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Reconstruction of musculoskeletal interface is commonly involved in musculoskeletal injuries and degenerative diseases, while the key problem to achieve biological integration with the surrounding host tissues of musculoskeletal interface is fabricating substitution with precisely structural and material distribution. Bioprinting has made it possible to achieve artificial tissues with spatial controlled heterogeneity of physical properties and bioactive composition similar to native musculoskeletal interface tissues.

OBJECTIVE: To introduce the structural and biofunctional properties of musculoskeletal interface tissues, as well as the application of bioprinting in the reconstruction of musculoskeletal interface.

METHODS: The first author retrieved PubMed, Web of Science, Springerlink, Medline, WanFang and CNKI databases with “bioprinting, musculoskeletal interface” as English and Chinese search terms for relevant articles published from 2005 to 2019. Initially, 201 articles were retrieved, and finally 60 eligible articles were selected for further analysis.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Ideal bioprinted musculoskeletal interface grafts must be anisotropic as their native counterparts to sustain the changeful biomechanical environment in vivo. In addition, bioactivities of these implants must be preserved to initiate repair and replace the functions of defect area. The development of bioprinting approaches has brought promising prospect for the reconstruction of musculoskeletal interface, but there are still many challenges, such as the improvement of mechanical properties of bionic functional interface structure, the integration of multiple bionic structures, the vascularization of bioprinting structure, and the lack of in-depth research on the role of mechanical stimulation in the development and regeneration of interface tissue. For the future research direction of interface tissue engineering, it can be expected that seed cells, cytokines and gene therapy, as well as bioreactors will be included in the interface tissue engineering scaffolds, which will provide innovative solutions to solve the problem of interface tissue integration.

Key words: bioprinting, tissue engineering, musculoskeletal interface, bone-tendon, bone-ligament, bone-cartilage, biomimics, clinical application

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