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Dual-Cross-linked Methylacrylated Collagen-DPPA Bioinks for Precision DLP Bioprinting and Accelerated Skin Wound
Lang Xiao1,2, Mingzhu Ye1,2, Yirui Fan1,2
1State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Digital light processing (DLP) bioprinting, known for its speed and precision, has become a key tool in disease modeling and regenerative medicine. Yet, creating bioinks with optimal printability, bioactivity, and cell-supporting capacity remains a major challenge. Here, we introduce a novel dual-network collagen-based bioink, methyl acrylated collagen-dimethylphenylphosphonate (CMA-DPPA), which enables the fabrication of mechanically robust and highly printable cell-laden constructs through DLP 3D bioprinting. The CMA-DPPA hydrogel is synthesized by cross-linking collagen with DPPA, followed by photo-crosslinking with CMA; this dual-cross-linking approach markedly improves printing fidelity, mechanical strength, and enzymatic degradation resistance of the 3D-printed constructs. The CMA-DPPA hydrogel exhibits excellent biocompatibility, effectively promoting cell adhesion, proliferation, and migration. In a rat model of full-thickness skin defects, CMA-DPPA hydrogel facilitated organized collagen fiber deposition and accelerated epidermal regeneration, thereby expediting wound closure. CMA-DPPA bioink enables precise, robust scaffold fabrication, showing great promise for DLP-based tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
