3D bioprinting has changed the way we understand regenerative medicine and advanced tissue manufacturing methods. This new solution enables the modelling of customised tissue scaffolds and organs through the use of 3D bioprinters. This technique has generated a great deal of interest in the scientific and medical community due to the significant advances it brings.
One of the entities that has not wanted to be left behind in the progress of bioprinting is Proteinmat.
Proteinmat is one of the leading centres in the research and development of biomaterials and advanced technologies for tissue engineering. The Spanish company has incorporated two DomoBIO 3D bioprinters, distributed by IT3D Group, to successfully manufacture customised tissue scaffolds.
Why DomoBIO technology?
With the exponential bioprinting growth, more and more centres are opting for this solution to successfully complete the most ambitious research processes. Proteinmat has been committed from the outset to incorporating bioprinting in the generation of mechanically robust structures that maintain cell functionality for physiologically relevant periods of time.
Thus, in order to increase the performance of its processes and obtain efficient results in its research, Proteinmat has incorporated two DomoBIO 3D bioprinters. The company has taken advantage of the DomoBIO equipment total customisation, and has configured two devices that include the technologies that best suit its needs.
The two bioprinters that Proteinmat works with are: The DomoBIO with a single heated hydrogel head and cold bed; and the DomoBIO with two independent heads, one for hydrogel syringe extrusion and the other with the electrospinning solution.
Applications of DomoBIO bioprinters at Proteinmat
Proteinmat’s research team uses this technology in different processes. The DomoBIO with a heated hydrogel head has been a key player in the manufacturing process of tissue scaffolds using thermosensitive and thermosetting bioinks. The study focuses on the characterisation of these bioinks, as well as the evaluation of their performance during the manufacture of scaffolds.
This bioprinter has also been the cornerstone of the research 3D printed Chitosan-Pectin Hydrogels: From rheological characterisation to scaffold development and evaluation. This study evaluates cell viability and the ability of tissue scaffolds to support cell growth and differentiation. To carry it out, they have used the DomoBIO with heated hydrogel head in the fabrication of advanced bioinks containing living cells and biomaterials.
Moreover, the DomoBIO bioprinter with one electrospinning head and one hydrogel head is proving very useful to Proteinmat in research requiring the use of one head for hydrogel bioink printing and another for polymer electrospinning.
The two-head DomoBIO has been a key player in the manufacture of tissue scaffolds for cartilage and bone tissue regeneration using bioink containing mesenchymal stem cells and biomaterials.
In short, the DomoBIO 3D bioprinters have been a qualitative leap in Proteinmat’s advanced research. It has become an indispensable factor in the study assessing the viability and ability of scaffolds to support cell differentiation.
DomoBIO’s growth in the scientific sector
Bioprinting is the natural step for centres manipulating advanced materials with applications in regenerative medicine and the manufacture of tissues and organs. The 3D bioprinters customisation and the ability to “create” unique parts with biomaterials and even living cells makes this method of working a key element in international scientific progress.
DomoBIO brand continues to expand internationally. The boom of bioprinting in scientific environments in different fields has favoured the growth of the brand. We can currently find the brand’s 3D bioprinters operating in research centres such as Tecnalia or universities such as the Carlos III University in Madrid. Given this reality, it is not surprising that more and more centres are choosing this technology to carry out their most ambitious projects.
Find out more about this technology at: www.it3d.com/en/
