Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40486587›Full record

ReviewAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2025

3D bio-printed scaffolds and smart implants: evaluating functional performance in animal surgery models.

A S Vickram, Shofia Saghya Infant, S Manikandan, B Bhavani Sowndharya, G Gulothungan, Hitesh Chopra

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Review
  3. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

A S VickramDepartment of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India.
Shofia Saghya InfantDepartment of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India.
S ManikandanDepartment of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India.
B Bhavani SowndharyaDepartment of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India.
G GulothunganDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India.
Hitesh ChopraCentre for Research Impact & Outcome, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8867-7603

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surgical models with an application of 3D bio-printed scaffolds and smart implants in animal surgery and their further applicability in regenerative medicine and implantology. This review discusses the functional performance of these advanced biomaterials in terms of mechanical properties, biodegradation rates, cellular responses, and in vivo integration. These 3D bio-printed scaffolds from hydrogels, bioceramics, and polymer composites feature tunable porosity (50-90%), mechanical strengths (0.1-50 MPa) and degradation rates compatible with bone, cartilage, and soft tissue engineering. Smart implants combining biosensors, drug delivery systems, and electrical stimulation in real time facilitate island operation of tissue regeneration. According to animal studies, titanium-based smart implants with surface-modified coatings show 86% osseointegration enhancement. In a rabbit knee model, gelatin-methacryloyl (GelMA) scaffolds for cartilage repair restored over 75% of native tissue function within 12 weeks. In rodent sciatic nerve defects, electrostimulated bio-scaffolds have induced a 40% increase in the rate of nerve regeneration. Concerning challenges, such as immune rejection and vascularization limitation, in addition to the demand for long-term stability, still require further improvements, including enhanced resolution of bioprinting technology and bioactive material offer. This review provides a critical assessment of qualitative and quantitative evidence to drive preclinical and translational studies in the wider context of precision medicine and next-generation, implantable biomaterials.

Indexed as

3D bio-printinganimal surgery modelsbiodegradationbiomaterialsbio-printed scaffoldsosseointegrationregenerative medicinesmart implantstissue engineering

Identifiers

PMID40486587
PMCPMC12140753

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-SA
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.