title: Direct plotting of three-dimensional hollow fiber scaffolds based on concentrated alginate pastes for tissue engineering.
abstract: Porous scaffolds for tissue engineering applications consisting of hollow alginate fibers are presented. They are prepared using self-made shell/core nozzles and a 3D plotting device. Such materials open up the possibility to generate biodegradable tissue constructs with a preformed vascular system or can act as matrices for engineering of complex organs or 3D tissue models.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Translational Bone, Joint and Soft Tissue Research, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus and Medical Faculty of Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Yongxiang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lode
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gelinsky
mesh_terms: D000464:Alginates / Q000737:chemistry*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation*; D054802:Molecular Imprinting / Q000379:methods*; D050997:Nanomedicine; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation*; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates