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. 2020 May 14;120(19):11032–11092. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00789

Table 9. Examples of Bioprinted Liver Tissues with Cells and Biomaterials Used.

tissue cells composition structure mechanical properties method sequence comments ref
liver (in vitro model) human hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), HUVECs, and human hepatocytes NovoGel square construct n/a piston-driven 150 million cells/mL; compartmentalized parenchymal and nonparenchymal bioinks in vitro maturation for 3 days post printing; toxicity screening during 28 days (480)
liver (on-a-chip model) HepG2 GelMA 7 × 7 droplet array with an 800 μm droplet diameter 5 kPa piston-driven spheroids were formed by fusion in PDMS mold during 5 days, mixed with GelMA, 7 × 7; droplet array was formed by bioprinting and post cross-linked with UV (850 mW, 15 s) in vitro culture up to 6 days (481)
liver (patch) HepG2 alginate scaffolds with 25 × 25 mm; 0/90° layer deposition n/a pressure-driven CaCl2 post cross-linking in vitro (482)
liver (in vitro model) hiPSCs and hESCs alginate ring structures with 40 layers n/a electromagnetic DOD printing 10 million cells/mL at day 6 differentiation; CaCl2 cross-linking and BaCl2 post cross-linking in vitro culture during 21 days with differentiation protocol (484)
liver (organ-on-a-chip) HepG2 and HUVEC PCL collagen (for HepG2) and gelatin (HUVEC) different layered arrangements were bioprinted with bioinks inside a PCL casing n/a pressure-driven printing 50k cells/mL (HUVEC); 20 M cells/mL (HepG2) in vitro culture during 6 days with or without perfusion (483)
liver (in vitro model) hiPSCs-derived Hepatic progenitor cells, HUVEC and ADSCs GelMA and glycidal methacrylated HA 200 μm thickness ∼5 kPa stiffness sterelithography 40 M cells/mL (iPSCs-derived); 40 M cells/ml (HUVEC) and 0.8 M cells/ml (ADSCs). Two step:a) cross-linking with mask iPSCs-derived bioink. Replacement of non cross-linked areas with bioink cointaining HUVEC and ADSCs and cross-link with UV (88 mW/cm2) in vitro culture 10 days post printing (34)
liver (In vitro model) primary human hepatocytes, stellate, and Kupffer cells decellularized liver ECM, HA, and gelatin 7 × 7 mm meander layer 100 Pa before cross-linking and 100 Pa–20 kPa after UV cross-linking pressure-driven cell spheroids were formed during 3 days in hanging drops, mixed with hydrogels to allow thiol–acrylate bond precross-linking before printing, secondary cross-linking with UV (18 W/cm2, 2–4 s) in vitro culture during 14 days (486)