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Salma P Ramirez1,2, Ivana Hernandez1,2, Hannia V Balcorta2,3

  • 1Inspired Materials & Stem-Cell Based Tissue Engineering Laboratory (IMSTEL), The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States.

ACS Applied Bio Materials
|October 23, 2023
PubMed
Summary

Gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) enhance microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) imaging of three-dimensional bioprinted (3DBP) scaffolds. These Au-NP-enhanced hydrogels show improved microstructure visualization and mechanical properties, proving safe for tissue engineering.

Keywords:
3D bioprintingalginate-gelatin hydrogelsgold nanoparticlesmechanical propertiesmicro-CT imagingmicrostructure evaluation

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