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Igbineweka NE, van Loon JJWA. Gene-environmental influence of space and microgravity on red blood cells with sickle cell disease. NPJ Genom Med 2024; 9:44. [PMID: 39349487 PMCID: PMC11442622 DOI: 10.1038/s41525-024-00427-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2024] [Indexed: 10/02/2024] Open
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A fundamental question in human biology and for hematological disease is how do complex gene-environment interactions lead to individual disease outcome? This is no less the case for sickle cell disease (SCD), a monogenic disorder of Mendelian inheritance, both clinical course, severity, and treatment response, is variable amongst affected individuals. New insight and discovery often lie between the intersection of seemingly disparate disciplines. Recently, opportunities for space medicine have flourished and have offered a new paradigm for study. Two recent Nature papers have shown that hemolysis and oxidative stress play key mechanistic roles in erythrocyte pathogenesis during spaceflight. This paper reviews existing genetic and environmental modifiers of the sickle cell disease phenotype. It reviews evidence for erythrocyte pathology in microgravity environments and demonstrates why this may be relevant for the unique gene-environment interaction of the SCD phenotype. It also introduces the hematology and scientific community to methodological tools for evaluation in space and microgravity research. The increasing understanding of space biology may yield insight into gene-environment influences and new treatment paradigms in SCD and other hematological disease phenotypes.
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- Norris E Igbineweka
- Imperial College London, Centre for Haematology, Department of Immunology & Inflammation, Commonwealth Building, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane, London, W12 0NN, UK.
- Department of Haematology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS, London, UK.
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- Dutch Experiment Support Center (DESC), Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, Amsterdam Bone Center (ABC), Amsterdam UMC Location VU University Medical Center (VUmc) & Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Gustav Mahlerlaan 3004, 1081, LA Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), TEC-MMG, Keplerlaan 1, 2201, AZ Noordwijk, The Netherlands
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Kolesnik K, Pham DQL, Fong J, Collins DJ. Thomson-Einstein's Tea Leaf Paradox Revisited: Aggregation in Rings. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:2024. [PMID: 38004882 PMCID: PMC10672922 DOI: 10.3390/mi14112024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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A distinct particle focusing spot occurs in the center of a rotating fluid, presenting an apparent paradox given the presence of particle inertia. It is recognized, however, that the presence of a secondary flow with a radial component drives this particle aggregation. In this study, we expand on the examination of this "Thomson-Einstein's tea leaf paradox" phenomenon, where we use a combined experimental and computational approach to investigate particle aggregation dynamics. We show that not only the rotational velocity, but also the vessel shape, have a significant influence on a particle's equilibrium position. We accordingly demonstrate the formation of a single focusing spot in a vessel center, as has been conclusively demonstrated elsewhere, but also the repeatable formation of stable ring-shaped particle arrangements.
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- Kirill Kolesnik
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia; (K.K.); (J.F.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia; (K.K.); (J.F.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia; (K.K.); (J.F.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia; (K.K.); (J.F.)
- The Graeme Clark Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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Chang HM, Chen SS, Chang WS, Nguyen TXQ, Nguyen NC. Exploration of the dynamic osmotic membrane bioreactor in low-speed rolling motion for membrane fouling mitigation. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Ornelas-González A, González-González M, Rito-Palomares M. Microcarrier-based stem cell bioprocessing: GMP-grade culture challenges and future trends for regenerative medicine. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2021; 41:1081-1095. [PMID: 33730936 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2021.1898328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Recently, stem cell-based therapies have been proposed as an alternative for the treatment of many diseases. Stem cells (SCs) are well known for their capacity to preserve themselves, proliferate, and differentiate into multiple lineages. These characteristics allow stem cells to be a viable option for the treatment of diverse diseases. Traditional methodologies based on 2-dimensional culture techniques (T-flasks and Petri dishes) are simple and well standardized; however, they present disadvantages that limit the production of the cell yield required for regenerative medicine applications. Lately, microcarrier (MC)-based culture techniques have emerged as an attractive platform for expanding stem cells in suspension systems. Although the use of stem cell expansion on MCs has recently shown significant increase, their implementation for medical purposes is been hampered by bottlenecks in upstream and downstream processing. Therefore, there is an urgent need in the development of bioprocesses that simplify stem cell cultures under xeno-free conditions and detachment from MCs without diminishing their pluripotency and viability. A critical analysis of the factors that impact the up and downstream bioprocessing on MC-based stem cell cultures is presented in this review. This analysis aims to raise the awareness of the current drawbacks that limit MC-based stem cell bioprocessing in regenerative medicine and propose alternatives to overcome them.
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Monterrey, Mexico
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Mansurov Z. Recent Achievements and Future Challenges in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. EURASIAN CHEMICO-TECHNOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2020. [DOI: 10.18321/ectj994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The article presents the investigation results of the formation and synthesis of nanosized materials which were obtained at the Institute of Combustion Problems, many works have been brought to practical use. Investigations of low-temperature soot formation become the basis of nanomaterial synthesis methods, developed at the Institute for Combustion Problems since 1985. Flame can be considered as a chemical reactor to produce target products. The main feature of the processes based on technological combustion is that the target product is formed as a result of the combustion reaction, occurring spontaneously at high temperatures with a high speed without consuming external energy, i.e. due to its own heat. With the development of nanotechnology, new challenges have emerged in the synthesis of nanomaterials under combustion synthesis conditions. Below is a list of works on nanomaterials synthesis carried out at the Institute: complete scheme of soot formation; energy intensive nanocarbon materials; development and study of perovskite photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution; obtaining carbon fibers by the method of electrospinning; obtaining of biologically soluble membranes based on polymeric nanofibres and hydroxyapatite of calcium; synthesis of nanocarbon sorbents for purification of water from heavy metal ions.
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Daulbayev C, Mansurov Z, Sultanov F, Shams M, Umirzakov A, Serovajsky S. A Numerical Study of Fluid Flow in the Porous Structure of Biological Scaffolds. EURASIAN CHEMICO-TECHNOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2020. [DOI: 10.18321/ectj974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Tissue engineering (TE) is one of the promising areas that aims to address the global problem of organ and tissue shortages. The successful development of TE, particularly in bone tissue engineering, consists of the use of modern methods that allow the creation of scaffolds, the physicochemical, mechanical, and structural parameters of which will allow achieving the desired clinical results. The vast possibilities of the rapidly developing technology of three-dimensional (3D) printing, which allows the creation of individual scaffolds with high precision, has led to various developments in bone tissue TE. In this work, for the successful use of three-dimensional printing in TE to ensure the diffusion of nutrients during cell cultivation throughout the entire structure of the scaffold, a model of a rotating scaffold is proposed, and the movement of the diffusion flow of nutrient fluid is calculated based on Darcy’s law, which regulates the flow of fluids through porous media. The conducted studies of the rate of diffusion flow of nutrients based on glucose in the porous structure of scaffolds with a 10% content of calcium hydroxyapatite demonstrated the promise of using a model of a rotating composite scaffold in TE of bone tissue. The results show that at a scaffold rotation speed of 12 rpm, the diffusion flow rate of nutrients in the composite scaffolds porous structure is practically not affected by their geometric shape.
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Fukuma Y, Inui T, Imashiro C, Kurashina Y, Takemura K. Homogenization of initial cell distribution by secondary flow of medium improves cell culture efficiency. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0235827. [PMID: 32667933 PMCID: PMC7983807 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Homogenization of the initial cell distribution is essential for effective cell
development. However, there are few previous reports on efficient cell seeding
methods, even though the initial cell distribution has a large effect on cell
proliferation. Dense cell regions have an inverse impact on cell development,
known as contact inhibition. In this study, we developed a method to homogenize
the cell seeding density using secondary flow, or Ekman transportation, induced
by orbital movement of the culture dish. We developed an orbital shaker device
that can stir the medium in a 35-mm culture dish by shaking the dish along a
circular orbit with 2 mm of eccentricity. The distribution of cells in the
culture dish can be controlled by the rotational speed of the orbital shaker,
enabling dispersion of the initial cell distribution. The experimental results
indicated that the cell density became most homogeneous at 61 rpm. We further
evaluated the cell proliferation after homogenization of the initial cell
density at 61 rpm. The results revealed 36% higher proliferation for the stirred
samples compared with the non-stirred control samples. The present findings
indicate that homogenization of the initial cell density by Ekman transportation
contributes to the achievement of higher cell proliferation.
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- Yuki Fukuma
- School of Science for Open and Environmental Systems, Graduate School of
Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Kanagawa,
Japan
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- School of Science for Open and Environmental Systems, Graduate School of
Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Kanagawa,
Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology,
Keio University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women’s
Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and
Chemical Technology, Tokyo institute of Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa,
Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology,
Keio University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Brown JL, Laurencin CT. Bone Tissue Engineering. Biomater Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-816137-1.00085-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Konidena S, Reddy KA, Singh A. Dynamics of bidensity particle suspensions in a horizontal rotating cylinder. Phys Rev E 2019; 99:013111. [PMID: 30780216 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.99.013111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We report Stokesian dynamics simulations of bidensity suspensions rotating in a horizontal cylinder. We studied the phase space and radial and axial patterns in settling as well as floating systems. Each system was composed of particle mixtures of two different densities. As many as eight unique phases are identified for each system along the radial plane. The bidensity system shows similarity to the monodisperse case only when the radial distribution of the particles is completely uniform. Characteristic behavior of the bidensity systems is identical at low rotation rates and contrasting when centrifugal force dominates. Expressing the phase boundaries in terms of dimensionless parameters U_{s}/(ΩR) and g/(Ω^{2}R) gives a linear fit unifying the data in the gravity-dominated regime. At high rotation rates, the behavior is opposing for either system though linear in nature. In the axial direction, number density profiles of both systems affirm the phenomenon of band formation. Location of the axial bands remains the same for heavy and light particles in both systems. We have also reestablished that an inhomogeneous particle configuration in the radial plane induces growing instabilities in the axial plane which amplify to form particle bands similar to monodisperse suspensions.
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- Sudarshan Konidena
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 781039, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 781039, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 781039, India
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Nomoto H, Maehashi H, Shirai M, Nakamura M, Masaki T, Mezaki Y, Park J, Aizawa M, Ohkawa K, Yoshida K, Matsuura T. Bio-artificial bone formation model with a radial-flow bioreactor for implant therapy-comparison between two cell culture carriers: porous hydroxyapatite and β-tricalcium phosphate beads. Hum Cell 2018; 32:1-11. [PMID: 30276761 PMCID: PMC6315002 DOI: 10.1007/s13577-018-0218-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Bone grafting is necessary before dental implant treatment in patients with jaw bone defects. Currently, autologous bone grafting is a major burden on the patient. However, it is impossible to form a sufficient foundation for the implant with a bone-filling agent alone. It is, therefore, necessary to prepare hybrid artificial bone tissue containing osteoblasts and osteoclasts. In this study, mouse MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblast cells and human embryonic-derived osteoblastic cell line hFOB1.19 were cultured in radial-flow bioreactors (RFB) to form three-dimensional artificial bone filled with porous beads of β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) or hydroxyapatite (HA)—which are clinically used as bone-filling agents—as cell culture carriers. When circulation culturing was performed in the growth medium for the first 10–12 days, glucose consumption was increased in the cultures with HA beads in comparison to the cultures with β-TCP beads. When cultured in the differentiation culture medium during the second half of the culture period, the glucose consumption decreased in the culture with HA beads. A DNA microarray analysis suggested that osteogenesis progressed fast in three-dimensional culture filled with HA beads and that partly differentiation into osteoblasts was prominent in cultures with β-TCP beads. In the growth process of MC3T3-E1 cells, the vitamin A metabolism was also activated, the synthesis and degradation of retinoic acid was enhanced, and the metabolism of the same process decreased at the end of differentiation in three-dimensional cultures. Three-dimensional circulation culture in RFB is considered to be useful for the formation of hybrid bio-artificial bone tissue.
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- Hideki Nomoto
- Department of Biochemistry, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-shinnbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-shinnbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-shinnbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-shinnbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-shinnbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-shinnbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biomaterials, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-shinnbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Wang Y, Zhou J, Guo X, Hu Q, Qin C, Liu H, Dong M, Chen Y. Layer-by-layer assembled biopolymer microcapsule with separate layer cavities generated by gas-liquid microfluidic approach. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2017; 81:13-19. [PMID: 28887956 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2017.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2017] [Revised: 06/18/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In this work, a layer-by-layer (LbL) assembled biopolymer microcapsule with separate layer cavities is generated by a novel and convenient gas-liquid microfluidic approach. This approach exhibits combined advantages of microfluidic approach and LbL assembly method, and it can straightforwardly build LbL-assembled capsules in mild aqueous environments at room temperature. In particular, using this approach we can build the polyelectrolyte multilayer capsule with favorable cavities in each layer, and without the need for organic solvent, emulsifying agent, or sacrificial template. Various components (e.g., drugs, proteins, fluorescent dyes, and nanoparticles) can be respectively encapsulated in the separate layer cavities of the LbL-assembled capsules. Moreover, the encapsulated capsules present the ability as colorimetric sensors, and they also exhibit the interesting release behavior. Therefore, the LbL-assembled biopolymer capsule is a promising candidate for biomedical applications in targeted delivery, controlled release, and bio-detection.
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- Yifeng Wang
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Mekala NK, Baadhe RR, Potumarthi R. Mass transfer aspects of 3D cell cultures in tissue engineering. ASIA-PAC J CHEM ENG 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/apj.1800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Naveen Kumar Mekala
- Department of Biotechnology; National Institute of Technology; Warangal 506004 India
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- Department of Biotechnology; National Institute of Technology; Warangal 506004 India
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Labbaf S, Deb S, Cama G, Stride E, Edirisinghe M. Preparation of multicompartment sub-micron particles using a triple-needle electrohydrodynamic device. J Colloid Interface Sci 2013; 409:245-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2013.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Lv Q, Deng M, Ulery BD, Nair LS, Laurencin CT. Nano-ceramic composite scaffolds for bioreactor-based bone engineering. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2013; 471:2422-33. [PMID: 23436161 PMCID: PMC3705070 DOI: 10.1007/s11999-013-2859-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Composites of biodegradable polymers and bioactive ceramics are candidates for tissue-engineered scaffolds that closely match the properties of bone. We previously developed a porous, three-dimensional poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLAGA)/nanohydroxyapatite (n-HA) scaffold as a potential bone tissue engineering matrix suitable for high-aspect ratio vessel (HARV) bioreactor applications. However, the physical and cellular properties of this scaffold are unknown. The present study aims to evaluate the effect of n-HA in modulating PLAGA scaffold properties and human mesenchymal stem cell (HMSC) responses in a HARV bioreactor. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES By comparing PLAGA/n-HA and PLAGA scaffolds, we asked whether incorporation of n-HA (1) accelerates scaffold degradation and compromises mechanical integrity; (2) promotes HMSC proliferation and differentiation; and (3) enhances HMSC mineralization when cultured in HARV bioreactors. METHODS PLAGA/n-HA scaffolds (total number = 48) were loaded into HARV bioreactors for 6 weeks and monitored for mass, molecular weight, mechanical, and morphological changes. HMSCs were seeded on PLAGA/n-HA scaffolds (total number = 38) and cultured in HARV bioreactors for 28 days. Cell migration, proliferation, osteogenic differentiation, and mineralization were characterized at four selected time points. The same amount of PLAGA scaffolds were used as controls. RESULTS The incorporation of n-HA did not alter the scaffold degradation pattern. PLAGA/n-HA scaffolds maintained their mechanical integrity throughout the 6 weeks in the dynamic culture environment. HMSCs seeded on PLAGA/n-HA scaffolds showed elevated proliferation, expression of osteogenic phenotypic markers, and mineral deposition as compared with cells seeded on PLAGA scaffolds. HMSCs migrated into the scaffold center with nearly uniform cell and extracellular matrix distribution in the scaffold interior. CONCLUSIONS The combination of PLAGA/n-HA scaffolds with HMSCs in HARV bioreactors may allow for the generation of engineered bone tissue. CLINICAL RELEVANCE In cases of large bone voids (such as bone cancer), tissue-engineered constructs may provide alternatives to traditional bone grafts by culturing patients' own MSCs with PLAGA/n-HA scaffolds in a HARV culture system.
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- Qing Lv
- Institute for Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06003, USA
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Amini AR, Laurencin CT, Nukavarapu SP. Bone tissue engineering: recent advances and challenges. Crit Rev Biomed Eng 2013; 40:363-408. [PMID: 23339648 DOI: 10.1615/critrevbiomedeng.v40.i5.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1341] [Impact Index Per Article: 121.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The worldwide incidence of bone disorders and conditions has trended steeply upward and is expected to double by 2020, especially in populations where aging is coupled with increased obesity and poor physical activity. Engineered bone tissue has been viewed as a potential alternative to the conventional use of bone grafts, due to their limitless supply and no disease transmission. However, bone tissue engineering practices have not proceeded to clinical practice due to several limitations or challenges. Bone tissue engineering aims to induce new functional bone regeneration via the synergistic combination of biomaterials, cells, and factor therapy. In this review, we discuss the fundamentals of bone tissue engineering, highlighting the current state of this field. Further, we review the recent advances of biomaterial and cell-based research, as well as approaches used to enhance bone regeneration. Specifically, we discuss widely investigated biomaterial scaffolds, micro- and nano-structural properties of these scaffolds, and the incorporation of biomimetic properties and/or growth factors. In addition, we examine various cellular approaches, including the use of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), embryonic stem cells (ESCs), adult stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), and platelet-rich plasma (PRP), and their clinical application strengths and limitations. We conclude by overviewing the challenges that face the bone tissue engineering field, such as the lack of sufficient vascularization at the defect site, and the research aimed at functional bone tissue engineering. These challenges will drive future research in the field.
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- Ami R Amini
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA
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Brown JL, Kumbar SG, Laurencin CT. Bone Tissue Engineering. Biomater Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-087780-8.00113-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Tissue engineering has emerged as a possible alternative to current treatments for bone injuries and defects. However, the common tissue engineering approach presents some obstacles to the development of functional tissues, such as insufficient nutrient and metabolite transport and non-homogenous cell distribution. Culture of bone cells in three-dimensional constructs in bioreactor systems is a solution for those problems as it improves mass transport in the culture system. For bone tissue engineering spinner flasks, rotating wall vessels and perfusion systems have been investigated, and based on these, variations that support cell seeding and mechanical stimulation have also been researched. This review aims at providing an overview of the concepts, advantages and future applications of bioreactor systems for bone tissue engineering with emphasis on the design of different perfusion systems and parameters that can be optimized.
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- Diana Alves Gaspar
- Departamento de Engenharia Metalúrgica e de Materiais; Universidade do Porto; Faculdade de Engenharia (FEUP); Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Engenharia Metalúrgica e de Materiais; Universidade do Porto; Faculdade de Engenharia (FEUP); Porto, Portugal
- Divisão de Biomateriais; INEB-Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica; Universidade do Porto; Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Engenharia Metalúrgica e de Materiais; Universidade do Porto; Faculdade de Engenharia (FEUP); Porto, Portugal
- Divisão de Biomateriais; INEB-Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica; Universidade do Porto; Porto, Portugal
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Yang JC, Lee SY, Chen CA, Lin CT, Chen CC, Huang HM. The role of the calmodulin-dependent pathway in static magnetic field-induced mechanotransduction. Bioelectromagnetics 2010; 31:255-61. [PMID: 19953573 DOI: 10.1002/bem.20559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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While the effects of static magnetic fields (SMFs) on osteoblastic differentiation are well demonstrated, the mechanotransduction pathways of SMFs are still unclear. The aim of this study was to explore the role of calmodulin in the biophysical effects of SMFs on osteoblastic cells. MG63 cells were exposed to a 0.4 T SMF. The expression of phosphodiesterase RNA in the cytoplasm was tested using real-time polymerase chain reaction. The differentiation of the cells was assessed by detecting changes in alkaline phosphatase activity. The role of calmodulin antagonist W-7 was used to evaluate alterations in osteoblastic proliferation and differentiation after the SMF simulations. Our results showed that SMF exposure increased alkaline phosphatase activity and phosphodiesterase 1C gene expression in MG63 cells. Addition of W-7 significantly inhibited the SMF-induced cellular response. We suggest that one possible mechanism by which SMFs affects osteoblastic maturation is through a calmodulin-dependent mechanotransduction pathway.
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- Jen-Chang Yang
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Lv Q, Nair L, Laurencin CT. Fabrication, characterization, and in vitro evaluation of poly(lactic acid glycolic acid)/nano-hydroxyapatite composite microsphere-based scaffolds for bone tissue engineering in rotating bioreactors. J Biomed Mater Res A 2010; 91:679-91. [PMID: 19030184 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Dynamic flow culture bioreactor systems have been shown to enhance in vitro bone tissue formation by facilitating mass transfer and providing mechanical stimulation. Our laboratory has developed a biodegradable poly (lactic acid glycolic acid) (PLAGA) mixed scaffold consisting of lighter-than-water (LTW) and heavier-than-water (HTW) microspheres as potential matrices for engineering tissue using a high aspect ratio vessel (HARV) rotating bioreactor system. We have demonstrated enhanced osteoblast differentiation and mineralization on PLAGA scaffolds in the HARV rotating bioreactor system when compared with static culture. The objective of the present study is to improve the mechanical properties and bioactivity of polymeric scaffolds by designing LTW polymer/ceramic composite scaffolds suitable for dynamic culture using a HARV bioreactor. We employed a microsphere sintering method to fabricate three-dimensional PLAGA/nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HA) mixed scaffolds composed of LTW and HTW composite microspheres. The mechanical properties, pore size and porosity of the composite scaffolds were controlled by varying parameters, such as sintering temperature, sintering time, and PLAGA/n-HA ratio. The PLAGA/n-HA (4:1) scaffold sintered at 90 degrees C for 3 h demonstrated the highest mechanical properties and an appropriate pore structure for bone tissue engineering applications. Furthermore, evaluation human mesenchymal stem cells (HMSCs) response to PLAGA/n-HA scaffolds was performed. HMSCs on PLAGA/n-HA scaffolds demonstrated enhanced proliferation, differentiation, and mineralization when compared with those on PLAGA scaffolds. Therefore, PLAGA/n-HA mixed scaffolds are promising candidates for HARV bioreactor-based bone tissue engineering applications.
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- Qing Lv
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Arnold HJ, Müller M, Waldhaus J, Hahn H, Löwenheim H. A Novel Buoyancy Technique Optimizes Simulated Microgravity Conditions for Whole Sensory Organ Culture in Rotating Bioreactors. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2010; 16:51-61. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2009.0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Heinz J.P. Arnold
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Hearing Research Center Tübingen (THRC), University of Tübingen Medical Center, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Hearing Research Center Tübingen (THRC), University of Tübingen Medical Center, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Hearing Research Center Tübingen (THRC), University of Tübingen Medical Center, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Hearing Research Center Tübingen (THRC), University of Tübingen Medical Center, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Hearing Research Center Tübingen (THRC), University of Tübingen Medical Center, Tübingen, Germany
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Villanueva I, Klement BJ, von Deutsch D, Bryant SJ. Cross-linking density alters early metabolic activities in chondrocytes encapsulated in poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels and cultured in the rotating wall vessel. Biotechnol Bioeng 2009; 102:1242-50. [PMID: 18949761 DOI: 10.1002/bit.22134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In designing a tissue engineering strategy for cartilage repair, selection of both the bioreactor, and scaffold is important to the development of a mechanically functional tissue. The hydrodynamic environment associated with many bioreactors enhances nutrient transport, but also introduces fluid shear stress, which may influence cellular response. This study examined the combined effects of hydrogel cross-linking and the hydrodynamic environment on early chondrocyte response. Specifically, chondrocytes were encapsulated in poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogels having two different cross-linked structures, corresponding to a low and high cross-linking density. Both cross-linked gels yielded high water contents (92% and 79%, respectively) and mesh sizes of 150 and 60 A respectively. Cell-laden PEG hydrogels were cultured in rotating wall vessels (RWV) or under static cultures for up to 5 days. Rotating cultures yielded low fluid shear stresses (< or = 0.11 Pa) at the hydrogel periphery indicating a laminar hydrodynamic environment. Chondrocyte response was measured through total DNA content, total nitric oxide (NO) production, and matrix deposition for glycosaminoglycans (GAG). In static cultures, gel cross-linking had no effect on DNA content, NO production, or GAG production; although GAG production increased with culture time for both cross-linked gels. In rotating cultures, DNA content increased, NO production decreased, and overall GAG production decreased when compared to static controls for the low cross-linked gels. For the high cross-linked gels, the hydrodynamic environment had no effect on DNA content, but exhibited similar results to the low cross-linked gel for NO production, and matrix production. Our findings demonstrated that at early culture times, when there is limited matrix production, the hydrodynamic environment dramatically influences cell response in a manner dependent on the gel cross-linking, which may impact long-term tissue development.
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- Idalis Villanueva
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309, USA
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Farook U, Edirisinghe MJ, Stride E, Colombo P. Novel co-axial electrohydrodynamicin-situpreparation of liquid-filled polymer-shell microspheres for biomedical applications. J Microencapsul 2008; 25:241-7. [DOI: 10.1080/02652040801896666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Petrie Aronin CE, Cooper JA, Sefcik LS, Tholpady SS, Ogle RC, Botchwey EA. Osteogenic differentiation of dura mater stem cells cultured in vitro on three-dimensional porous scaffolds of poly(epsilon-caprolactone) fabricated via co-extrusion and gas foaming. Acta Biomater 2008; 4:1187-97. [PMID: 18434267 PMCID: PMC2654610 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2008.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2007] [Revised: 12/31/2007] [Accepted: 02/26/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A novel scaffold fabrication method utilizing both polymer blend extrusion and gas foaming techniques to control pore size distribution is presented. Seventy-five per cent of all pores produced using polymer blend extrusion alone were less than 50microm. Introducing a gas technique provided better control of pore size distribution, expanding the range from 0-50 to 0-350microm. Varying sintering time, annealing temperature and foaming pressure also helped to reduce the percentage of pore sizes below 50microm. Scaffolds chosen for in vitro cellular studies had a pore size distribution of 0-300microm, average pore size 66+/-17microm, 0.54+/-0.02% porosity and 98% interconnectivity, measured by micro-computed tomography (microCT) analysis. The ability of the scaffolds to support osteogenic differentiation for subsequent cranial defect repair was evaluated by static and dynamic (0.035+/-0.006ms(-1) terminal velocity) cultivation with dura mater stem cells (DSCs). In vitro studies showed minimal increases in proliferation over 28 days in culture in osteogenic media. Alkaline phosphatase expression remained constant throughout the study. Moderate increases in matrix deposition, as assessed by histochemical staining and microCT analysis, occurred at later time points, days 21 and 28. Although constructs cultured dynamically showed greater mineralization than static conditions, these trends were not significant. It remains unclear whether bioreactor culture of DSCs is advantageous for bone tissue engineering applications. However, these studies show that polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffolds alone, without the addition of other co-polymers or ceramics, support long-term attachment and mineralization of DSCs throughout the entire porous scaffold.
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- C E Petrie Aronin
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Box 800759, Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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Stevens B, Yang Y, Mohandas A, Stucker B, Nguyen KT. A review of materials, fabrication methods, and strategies used to enhance bone regeneration in engineered bone tissues. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2008; 85:573-82. [PMID: 17937408 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Over the last decade, bone engineered tissues have been developed as alternatives to autografts and allografts to repair and reconstruct bone defects. This article provides a review of the current technologies in bone tissue engineering. Factors used for fabrication of three-dimensional bone scaffolds such as materials, cells, and biomolecular signals, as well as required properties for ideal bone scaffolds, are reviewed. In addition, current fabrication techniques including rapid prototyping are elaborated upon. Finally, this review article further discusses some effective strategies to enhance cell ingrowth in bone engineered tissues; for example, nanotopography, biomimetic materials, embedded growth factors, mineralization, and bioreactors. In doing so, it suggests that there is a possibility to develop bone substitutes that can repair bone defects and promote new bone formation for orthopedic applications.
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- Brian Stevens
- Department of Biological and Irrigation Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA
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Tsai MT, Chang WHS, Chang K, Hou RJ, Wu TW. Pulsed electromagnetic fields affect osteoblast proliferation and differentiation in bone tissue engineering. Bioelectromagnetics 2007; 28:519-28. [PMID: 17516509 DOI: 10.1002/bem.20336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Bone tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field involving both engineers and cell biologists, whose main purpose is to repair bone anatomical defects and maintain its functions. A novel system that integrates pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) and bioreactors was applied to bone tissue engineering for regulating osteoblast proliferation and differentiation in'vitro. Osteoblasts were acquired from the calvaria of newborn Wistar rats and isolated after sequential digestion. Poly(DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) scaffolds were made by the solvent merging/particulate leaching method. Osteoblasts were seeded into porous PLGA scaffolds with 85% porosity and cultured in bioreactors for the 18-day culture period. Cells were exposed to PEMF pulsed stimulation with average (rms) amplitudes of either 0.13, 0.24, or 0.32 mT amplitude. The resulting induced electric field waveform consisted of single, narrow 300 micros quasi-rectangular pulses with a repetition rate of 7.5'Hz. The results showed that PEMF stimulation for 2 and 8 h at .13 mT increased the cell number on days 6 and 12, followed by a decrease on day 18 using 8 h stimulation. However, ALP activity was decreased and then increased on days 12 and 18, respectively. On the other hand, PEMF-treated groups (irrespective of the stimulation time) at 0.32 mT inhibited cell proliferation but enhanced ALP activity during the culture period. These findings suggested that PEMF stimulation with specific parameters had an effect on regulating the osteoblast proliferation and differentiation. This novel integrated system may have potential in bone tissue engineering.
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- Ming-Tzu Tsai
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li, Taiwan
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Pierre J, Oddou C. Engineered bone culture in a perfusion bioreactor: a 2D computational study of stationary mass and momentum transport. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2007; 10:429-38. [PMID: 17852175 DOI: 10.1080/10255840701494635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Successful bone cell culture in large implants still is a challenge to biologists and requires a strict control of the physicochemical and mechanical environments. This study analyses from the transport phenomena viewpoint the limiting factors of a perfusion bioreactor for bone cell culture within fibrous and porous large implants (2.5 cm in length, a few cubic centimetres in volume, 250 microm in fibre diameter with approximately 60% porosity). A two-dimensional mathematical model, based upon stationary mass and momentum transport in these implants is proposed and numerically solved. Cell oxygen consumption, in accordance theoretically with the Michaelis-Menten law, generates non linearity in the boundary conditions of the convection diffusion equation. Numerical solutions are obtained with a commercial code (Femlab 3.1; Comsol AB, Stockholm, Sweden). Moreover, based on the simplification of transport equations, a simple formula is given for estimating the length of the oxygen penetration within the implant. Results show that within a few hours of culture process and for a perfusion velocity of the order of 10(-4) m s(-1), the local oxygen concentration is everywhere sufficiently high to ensure a suitable cell metabolism. But shear stresses induced by the fluid flow with such a perfusion velocity are found to be locally too large (higher than 10(-3) Pa). Suitable shear stresses are obtained by decreasing the velocity at the inlet to around 2 x 10(-5) m s(-1). But consequently hypoxic regions (low oxygen concentrations) appear at the downstream part of the implant. Thus, it is suggested here that in the determination of the perfusion flow rate within a large implant, a compromise between oxygen supply and shear stress effects must be found in order to obtain a successful cell culture.
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- J Pierre
- Laboratoire B2OA, UMR CNRS 7052, Faculté des Sciences et Technologie, Université Paris 12, Créteil Cedex, France.
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Gutierrez RA, Crumpler ET. Potential Effect of Geometry on Wall Shear Stress Distribution Across Scaffold Surfaces. Ann Biomed Eng 2007; 36:77-85. [DOI: 10.1007/s10439-007-9396-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2006] [Accepted: 10/16/2007] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Anderson EJ, Knothe Tate ML. Design of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds as Delivery Devices for Mechanical and Mechanically Modulated Signals. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 13:2525-38. [PMID: 17822359 DOI: 10.1089/ten.2006.0443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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New approaches to tissue engineering aim to exploit endogenous strategies such as those occurring in prenatal development and recapitulated during postnatal healing. Defining tissue template specifications to mimic the environment of the condensed mesenchyme during development allows for exploitation of tissue scaffolds as delivery devices for extrinsic cues, including biochemical and mechanical signals, to drive the fate of mesenchymal stem cells seeded within. Although a variety of biochemical signals that modulate stem cell fate have been identified, the mechanical signals conducive to guiding pluripotent cells toward specific lineages are less well characterized. Furthermore, not only is spatial and temporal control of mechanical stimuli to cells challenging, but also tissue template geometries vary with time due to tissue ingrowth and/or scaffold degradation. Hence, a case study was carried out to analyze flow regimes in a testbed scaffold as a first step toward optimizing scaffold architecture. A pressure gradient was applied to produce local (nm-micron) flow fields conducive to migration, adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation of cells seeded within, as well as global flow parameters (micron-mm), including flow velocity and permeability, to enhance directed cell infiltration and augment mass transport. Iterative occlusion of flow channel dimensions was carried out to predict virtually the effect of temporal geometric variation (e.g., due to tissue development and growth) on delivery of local and global mechanical signals. Thereafter, insights from the case study were generalized to present an optimization scheme for future development of scaffolds to be implemented in vitro or in vivo. Although it is likely that manufacture and testing will be required to finalize design specifications, it is expected that the use of the rational design optimization will reduce the number of iterations required to determine final prototype geometries and flow conditions. As the range of mechanical signals conducive to guiding cell fate in situ is further elucidated, these refined design criteria can be integrated into the general optimization rubric, providing a technological platform to exploit nature's endogenous tissue engineering strategies for targeted tissue generation in the lab or the clinic.
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- Eric J Anderson
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Mihailova M, Trenev V, Genova P, Konstantinov S. Process simulation in a mechatronic bioreactor device with speed-regulated motors for growing of three-dimensional cell cultures. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2007; 1091:470-89. [PMID: 17341637 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1378.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Tissue engineering is a new scientific research field that allows the establishment of tissue equivalents rising from isolated cells in combination with biocompatible materials and cultivation in more or less sophisticated bioreactor systems. Such systems gave the unique opportunity to perform in vitro investigations of transcription and translation, cell growth, biochemistry and mechanics of healthy normal organs as well as those affected by malignant tumors, infections, and immune deficiency under controlled conditions. In rotating vessel bioreactors under microgravity and defined medium content, cells proliferate, stay abundant to each other, and form three-dimensional structures, assigned as spheroids. Such spheroids might be grown on microcarriers. A wide spectrum of different cell culture experiments involving normal and transformed human cells indicates that: in the rotating bioreactor system miniPERM no complete lack of gravity could be reached; a great part of the seeded cell material does not proliferate at the beginning; and the appearance of bigger spheroids is rather random. We describe the acquisition of spheroids from HD-MY-Z and Neuro-2A tumor cells. Spheroids of 100 and more cells were obtained from HD-MY-Z and Neuro-2A cells. Interestingly, chronic myeloid leukemia LAMA-84 cells did not form any cell clumps and they kept a completely undifferentiated phenotype despite their semiadherent manner of growth under conventional conditions. A detailed theoretical and virtual simulation study of the influence of every component of gravitation, inertia, and hydrodynamic force fields was performed. Therefore, a new concept for mechatronic bioreactor device with active electronic control was developed and virtually tested.
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- Mina Mihailova
- CLMI, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Nauman EA, Ott CM, Sander E, Tucker DL, Pierson D, Wilson JW, Nickerson CA. Novel quantitative biosystem for modeling physiological fluid shear stress on cells. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 73:699-705. [PMID: 17142365 PMCID: PMC1800738 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02428-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The response of microbes to changes in the mechanical force of fluid shear has important implications for pathogens, which experience wide fluctuations in fluid shear in vivo during infection. However, the majority of studies have not cultured microbes under physiological fluid shear conditions within a range commonly encountered by microbes during host-pathogen interactions. Here we describe a convenient batch culture biosystem in which (i) the levels of fluid shear force can be varied within physiologically relevant ranges and quantified via mathematical models and (ii) large numbers of cells can be planktonically grown and harvested to examine the effect of fluid shear levels on microbial genomic and phenotypic responses. A quantitative model based on numerical simulations and in situ imaging analysis was developed to calculate the fluid shear imparted by spherical beads of different sizes on bacterial cell cultures grown in a rotating wall vessel (RWV) bioreactor. To demonstrate the application of this model, we subjected cultures of the bacterial pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium to three physiologically-relevant fluid shear ranges during growth in the RVW and demonstrated a progressive relationship between the applied fluid shear and the bacterial genetic and phenotypic responses. By applying this model to different cell types, including other bacterial pathogens, entire classes of genes and proteins involved in cellular interactions may be discovered that have not previously been identified during growth under conventional culture conditions, leading to new targets for vaccine and therapeutic development.
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- Eric A Nauman
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2088, USA
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Wieghaus KA, Capitosti SM, Anderson CR, Price RJ, Blackman BR, Brown ML, Botchwey EA. Small molecule inducers of angiogenesis for tissue engineering. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 12:1903-13. [PMID: 16889520 DOI: 10.1089/ten.2006.12.1903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Engineering of implantable tissues requires rapid induction of angiogenesis to meet the significant oxygen and nutrient demands of cells during tissue repair. To this end, our laboratories have utilized medicinal chemistry to synthesize non-peptide-based inducers of angiogenesis to aid tissue engineering. In this study, we describe the evaluation of SC-3-149, a small molecule compound with proliferative effects on vascular endothelial cells. Specifically, exogenous exposure of SC-3-149 induced an 18-fold increase in proliferation of human microvascular endothelial cells in vitro at low micromolar potency by day 14 in culture. Moreover, SC-3-149 significantly increased the formation of endothelial cord and tubelike structures in vitro, and improved endothelial scratch wound healing within 24 h. SC-3-149 also significantly inhibited vascular endothelial cell death owing to serum deprivation and high acidity (pH 6). Concurrent incubation of SC-3-149 with vascular endothelial growth factor increased cell survivability under serum-deprived conditions by an additional 7%. In addition, in vivo injection of SC-3-149 into the rat mesentery produced qualitative increases in microvessel length density. Taken together, our studies suggest that SC-3-149 and its analogs may serve as promising new angiogenic agents for targeted drug delivery and therapeutic angiogenesis in tissue engineering.
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- Kristen A Wieghaus
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
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Huang D, Balian G, Chhabra AB. Tendon tissue engineering and gene transfer: the future of surgical treatment. J Hand Surg Am 2006; 31:693-704. [PMID: 16713828 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2005] [Revised: 10/19/2005] [Accepted: 10/21/2005] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Technologic improvements in the field of tissue engineering are leading to new potential developments in the currently used approaches to treat tendon injuries including difficult clinical scenarios such as zone II flexor tendon injuries of the hand and the mutilated hand with extensive tendon defects. A combination of mesenchymal (adult stem) cells, growth factors, and bioresorbable polymers can provide a solution for the treatment of difficult tendon injuries. Extensive research is needed to show that the extracellular matrix produced in response to the cell/growth factor/polymer composites in vivo is effective and functional as a regenerate tissue. Further exciting advances are foreseen in cell-based genetic engineering with the transfer of DNA to the site of tendon lacerations. These treatment modalities require improved safety precautions to reduce the risks and enhance the benefits of gene therapy.
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- Deqing Huang
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, University of Virginia Hand Center, Charlottesville 22908, USA
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Dusting J, Sheridan J, Hourigan K. A fluid dynamics approach to bioreactor design for cell and tissue culture. Biotechnol Bioeng 2006; 94:1196-208. [PMID: 16683267 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The problem of controlling cylindrical tank bioreactor conditions for cell and tissue culture purposes has been considered from a flow dynamics perspective. Simple laminar flows in the vortex breakdown region are proposed as being a suitable alternative to turbulent spinner flask flows and horizontally oriented rotational flows. Vortex breakdown flows have been measured using three-dimensional Stereoscopic particle image velocimetry, and non-dimensionalized velocity and stress distributions are presented. Regions of locally high principal stress occur in the vicinity of the impeller and the lower sidewall. Topological changes in the vortex breakdown region caused by an increase in Reynolds number are reflected in a redistribution of the peak stress regions. The inclusion of submerged scaffold models adds complexity to the flow, although vortex breakdown may still occur. Relatively large stresses occur along the edge of disks jutting into the boundary of the vortex breakdown region.
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- Jonathan Dusting
- Fluids Laboratory for Aeronautical and Industrial Research (FLAIR), Department of Mechanical Engineering, PO Box 31, Monash University, Melbourne 3800, Australia
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Facer SR, Zaharias RS, Andracki ME, Lafoon J, Hunter SK, Schneider GB. Rotary culture enhances pre-osteoblast aggregation and mineralization. J Dent Res 2005; 84:542-7. [PMID: 15914592 DOI: 10.1177/154405910508400611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Three-dimensional environments have been shown to enhance cell aggregation and osteoblast differentiation. Thus, we hypothesized that three-dimensional (3D) growth environments would enhance the mineralization rate of human embryonic palatal mesenchymal (HEPM) pre-osteoblasts. The objective of this study was to investigate the potential use of rotary cell culture systems (RCCS) as a means to enhance the osteogenic potential of pre-osteoblast cells. HEPM cells were cultured in a RCCS to create 3D enviroments. Tissue culture plastic (2D) cultures served as our control. 3D environments promoted three-dimensional aggregate formations. Increased calcium and phosphorus deposition was significantly enhanced three- to 18-fold (P < 0.001) in 3D cultures as compared with 2D environments. 3D cultures mineralized in 1 wk as compared with the 2D cultures, which took 4 wks, a decrease in time of nearly 75%. In conclusion, our studies demonstrated that 3D environments enhanced osteoblast cell aggregation and mineralization.
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- S R Facer
- Department of Endodontics, University of Iowa, College of Dentistry, IA 52242, USA
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Lee J, Ladd AJC. Axial segregation of a settling suspension in a rotating cylinder. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2005; 95:048001. [PMID: 16090843 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.95.048001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2004] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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A rotating suspension of nonbuoyant particles can develop striking inhomogeneities in particle concentration, with regular bands of high and low concentration along the symmetry axis. We report Stokes-flow simulations showing that the formation of axial bands is correlated with an inhomogeneous particle distribution in the radial plane. An order parameter, based on the average angular velocity of the particles, characterizes two distinct phases: a low-frequency segregated phase and a high-frequency dispersed phase. The axial band structure develops during the transition between these two phases.
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- Jonghoon Lee
- Chemical Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611-6005, USA
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