DEVELOPMENT OF BIOINK FOR BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
Mert Gezek Fatih Çiftçi Cem Bülent Üstündağ
AbstractBioprinting technology, one of the three-dimensional printing technologies, is continuously developing with the studies carried out every day and it is becoming more important in the construction of functional tissue scaffolds with different properties in the field of tissue engineering. In the construction of tissue scaffolds, the studies on bioink which is component of bioprinters is very important. It is very important to study on production of processable bioink for production of tissue scaffolds with the desired mechanical, chemical, biological and surface properties and/or to be used for direct printing with cells. Properly printable bioink production will increase the possibility of using bioprinters in tissue engineering studies and will enable us to respond to the needs of tissue engineering. In this study, bioceramic powders based on calcium phosphate (CaP), poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and different growth factors are used to produce a suitable bioink for use in bone tissue engineering applications. It is aimed to enable the printing of bone tissue with the bioprinters with desired feature of material produced in this project. This study provides a solution to the lack of bioink alternative for the professionals using the bioprinting method.