Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a high mortality cerebrovascular disease associated with vessel curvature. However, the relevant mechanism remains unclear due to a lack of appropriate tortuous vascular models to investigate and validate. This study explores the combination of projection-based 3D bioprinting (PBP) with photo-stimulus-responsive techniques to fabricate a sodium alginate (SA)/acrylamide (AAM) hydrogel vascular scaffold capable of bending deformation. The coordination of Fe3+ ions with carboxylate groups in the alginate chains of the vascular scaffold acts as a molecular switch, which can be dissociated through photoreduction to enable the deformation response. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) results verified the deformation principle. By subjecting the scaffold to UV light exposure, Fe3+ is reduced to Fe2+ in spatially selected regions, resulting in the release of strain and subsequent deformation. Furthermore, it also controlled the degree and direction of curvature of the vessels. The cell seeding experiment verified that the vascular scaffold showed excellent biocompatibility. Overall, our approach could be used to generate an in vitro model of curved vascular pathology to investigate the pathogenesis and provide new directions for the diagnosis and treatment of vascular diseases in the future.
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