Tilman Ahlfeld

TL;DR: The authors used a synthetic nanosilicate clay, called Laponite, to build up scaffolds utilising the extrusion-based method 3D plotting, achieving scaffolds with high printing fidelity.

TL;DR: The manuscript discusses possible impacts of the CPC setting reaction on cells within the bioink and illustrates the advantages of CPC in bioprinting as alternative to the commonly used thermoplasts for bone tissue engineering.

TL;DR: This study developed a strategy for growth factor loading based on multichannel plotting: a biphasic scaffold design was realised combining CPC with VEGF-laden, highly concentrated hydrogel strands, which can be applied for testing in a rat critical size femur defect.

TL;DR: The presence of a mineralized zone as located in the physiological calcified cartilage region suspected to interfere with chondrogenesis, was found to support Chondrogenic ECM production by altering the ionic concentrations of calcium and phosphorus in in vitro culture conditions.

TL;DR: It is shown that core as well as shell part can be loaded with growth factors and that the release depends on core composition and shell thickness, and that this new strategy can be used for bioprinting purposes as well.