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International Journal of Bioprinting Hybrid biofabrication of neurosecretory structures

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Figure 1. Hybrid biofabrication of neurosecretory structures. (A) Hybrid fabrication and three-dimensional bioprinting of neurosecretory structures.
(B and C) Hybrid fabrication of neurosecretory structures under microscope. (D and E) scanning electron microscopy of neurosecretory structures.

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Figure 2. Biomechanical testing of hybrid biofabricated structures. (A and B) Hydrophilic testing of electrospinning membrane and its hydrophilic
statistics. © Tensile mechanical testing of electrospun membrane. (D) Stress-strain curve of three triplicated hybrid biofabricated structures (magenta
lines), comparing to hydrogel structures (gray lines).

PLLA/gelatin compared with PLLA (Figure 2C). The results the good mechanical strength of PLLA, but also improved
showed that the addition of gelatin not only maintained the hydrophilicity and biocompatibility of the electrospun

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