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Journal of Polymer Science, 2024

DOI: 10.1002/pol.20240037

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Self‐standing gelatin‐ methacryloyl 3D structure using Carbopol‐embedded printing

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Abstract

AbstractGelatin‐methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogel has gained huge success in the last decades thanks to its versatilities in many applications. Notably, one of them is 3D bioprinting, as GelMA physical‐mechanical properties and biocompatibility of uncured formulation perfectly suit the requirements of a bioink. Nevertheless, before the photopolymerization, the hydrogel shows weak mechanical properties and long recovery time after stress application, which results in the inability to obtain complex and self‐standing forms due to structure collapse. In this work, Carbopol ETD 2020 NF, dissolved in cell culture medium, was used as supporting bath to optimize GelMA bioprinting and overcome its stability limitations. The achieved results demonstrated the possibility of printing shapes containing hollows with lumens or non‐planar surfaces, also by using nozzles with larger inner diameter, which reduced cell death during printing process, but were usually avoid because of low resolution. Moreover, constructs' extraction was easier when Carbopol solution was prepared in culture medium rather than in water, reducing sample handling. In conclusion, thanks to this supporting bath, it was possible to print cellularized scaffold, with channels that were then seeded, obtaining inner structure. Further, this Carbopol formulation could be considered an eligible candidate as a supporting bath to obtain GelMA 3D self‐standing‐shaped and vascularized scaffold.