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Dimaraki, A. (author), Diaz Payno, P.J. (author), Minneboo, M.B. (author), Nouri Goushki, M. (author), Hosseini, M. (author), Kops, N. (author), Narcisi, R. (author), Mirzaali, Mohammad J. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Fratila-Apachitei, E.L. (author), Zadpoor, A.A. (author)The treatment of articular cartilage defects remains a significant clinical challenge. This is partially due to current tissue engineering strategies failing to recapitulate native organization. Articular cartilage is a graded tissue with three layers exhibiting different cell densities: the superficial zone having the highest density and the...journal article 2021
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Cruz Saldivar, M. (author), Veeger, Robin Petrus Elias (author), Tay, E.T.W.S. (author), Fenu, M. (author), Klimopoulou, M. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Fratila-Apachitei, E.L. (author), Doubrovski, E.L. (author), Mirzaali, Mohammad J. (author), Zadpoor, A.A. (author)Living organisms use functional gradients (FGs) to interface hard and soft materials (e.g., bone and tendon), a strategy with engineering potential. Past attempts involving hard (or soft) phase ratio variation have led to mechanical property inaccuracies because of microscale-material macroscale-property nonlinearity. This study examines 3D...journal article 2023
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Diaz Payno, P.J. (author), Kalogeropoulou, Maria (author), Muntz, I.A.A. (author), Kingma, Esther (author), Kops, Nicole (author), D'Este, Matteo (author), Koenderink, G.H. (author), Fratila-Apachitei, E.L. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Zadpoor, A.A. (author)3D bioprinting is usually implemented on flat surfaces, posing serious limitations in the fabrication of multilayered curved constructs. 4D bioprinting, combining 3D bioprinting with time-dependent stimuli-induced transformation, enables the fabrication of shape-changing constructs. Here, a 4D biofabrication method is reported for cartilage...journal article 2022