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Casajuana Ester M, Day RM. Production and Utility of Extracellular Vesicles with 3D Culture Methods. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15020663. [PMID: 36839984 PMCID: PMC9961751 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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In recent years, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as promising biomarkers, cell-free therapeutic agents, and drug delivery carriers. Despite their great clinical potential, poor yield and unscalable production of EVs remain significant challenges. When using 3D culture methods, such as scaffolds and bioreactors, large numbers of cells can be expanded and the cell environment can be manipulated to control the cell phenotype. This has been employed to successfully increase the production of EVs as well as to enhance their therapeutic effects. The physiological relevance of 3D cultures, such as spheroids, has also provided a strategy for understanding the role of EVs in the pathogenesis of several diseases and to evaluate their role as tools to deliver drugs. Additionally, 3D culture methods can encapsulate EVs to achieve more sustained therapeutic effects as well as prevent premature clearance of EVs to enable more localised delivery and concentrated exosome dosage. This review highlights the opportunities and drawbacks of different 3D culture methods and their use in EV research.
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Miller R, Kim Y, Park CG, Torres C, Kim B, Lee J, Flaherty D, Han HS, Kim YJ, Kong H. Extending the Bioavailability of Hydrophilic Antioxidants for Metal Ion Detoxification via Crystallization with Polysaccharide Dopamine. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:39759-39774. [PMID: 36006894 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c08889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Although metal ions, such as silver and gold, have been shown to have strong antimicrobial properties, their potential to have toxic effects on human and environmental health has gained interest with an improved understanding of their mechanisms to promote oxidative stress. Redox control is a major focus of many drug delivery systems and often incorporates an antioxidant as the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) to neutralize overproduced reactive oxygen species (ROS). Nevertheless, there are still limitations with bioavailability and extended redox control with regard to antioxidant drug delivery. Herein, this study develops a colloidal antioxidant crystal system that dissolves sustainably through polymer stabilization using sodium hyaluronate conjugated with dopamine (HA-dopa). We explore the role of dopamine incorporation into crystal-stabilizing polymers and quantify the balance between drug-polymer interactions and competing polymer-polymer interactions. We propose that this type of analysis is useful in the engineering of and provides insight into the release behavior of polymer-crystal complexes. In developing our crystal complex, N-acetylcysteine (NAC) was used as the model antioxidant to protect against silver ion toxicity. We found that our optimized HA-dopa-stabilized NAC crystals prolong the release time of NAC 5-fold compared to a polymer-free NAC crystal. Therefore, following sublethal exposure to AgNO3, the extended lifetime of NAC was able to maintain normal intracellular ROS levels, modulate metabolic function, mitigate fluctuations in ATP levels and ATP synthase activity, and preserve contraction frequency in engineered cardiac muscle tissue. Furthermore, the protective effects of the HA-dopa-stabilized NAC crystals were extended to a Daphnia magna model where silver-ion-induced change to both cell-level biochemistry and organ function was alleviated. As such, we propose that the packaging of hydrophilic antioxidants as colloidal crystals drastically extends the lifetime of the API, better maintains ROS homeostasis post metal ion exposure, and therefore preserves both intracellular biochemistry and tissue functionality.
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- Ryan Miller
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana─Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Environmental Safety Group, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST-Europe), Saarbrucken 66123, Germany
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- Environmental Safety Group, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST-Europe), Saarbrucken 66123, Germany
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana─Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Korean Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Jinju-si 52851, Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana─Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana─Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Environmental Safety Group, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST-Europe), Saarbrucken 66123, Germany
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana─Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana─Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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Lou J, Mooney DJ. Chemical strategies to engineer hydrogels for cell culture. Nat Rev Chem 2022; 6:726-744. [PMID: 37117490 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-022-00420-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Two-dimensional and three-dimensional cell culture systems are widely used for biological studies, and are the basis of the organoid, tissue engineering and organ-on-chip research fields in applications such as disease modelling and drug screening. The natural extracellular matrix of tissues, a complex scaffold with varying chemical and mechanical properties, has a critical role in regulating important cellular functions such as spreading, migration, proliferation and differentiation, as well as tissue morphogenesis. Hydrogels are biomaterials that are used in cell culture systems to imitate critical features of a natural extracellular matrix. Chemical strategies to synthesize and tailor the properties of these hydrogels in a controlled manner, and manipulate their biological functions in situ, have been developed. In this Review, we provide the rational design criteria for predictably engineering hydrogels to mimic the properties of the natural extracellular matrix. We highlight the advances in using biocompatible strategies to engineer hydrogels for cell culture along with recent developments to dynamically control the cellular environment by exploiting stimuli-responsive chemistries. Finally, future opportunities to engineer hydrogels are discussed, in which the development of novel chemical methods will probably have an important role.
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Filho CMC, Bueno PVA, Matsushita AFY, Vilsinski BH, Rubira AF, Muniz EC, Murtinho DMB, Valente AJM. Uncommon Sorption Mechanism of Aromatic Compounds onto Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)/Chitosan/Maleic Anhydride-β-Cyclodextrin Hydrogels. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E877. [PMID: 32290255 PMCID: PMC7652220 DOI: 10.3390/polym12040877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Aromatic hydrocarbons are extensive environmental pollutants occurring in both water and air media, and their removal is a priority effort for a healthy environment. The use of adsorbents is among the several strategies used for the remediation of these compounds. In this paper, we aim the synthesis of an amphiphilic hydrogel with the potential for the simultaneous sorption of a set of monocyclic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons associated with toxicity effects in humans. Thus, we start by the synthesis of a copolymer-based in chitosan and β-cyclodextrin previously functionalized with the maleic anhydride. The presence of β-cyclodextrin will confer the ability to interact with hydrophobic compounds. The resulting material is posteriorly incorporated in a cryogel of poly(vinyl alcohol) matrix. We aim to improve the amphiphilic ability of the hydrogel matrix. The obtained hydrogel was characterized by swelling water kinetics, thermogravimetric analysis, rheological measurements, and scanning electron microscopy. The sorption of aromatic hydrocarbons onto the gel is characterized by pseudo-first-order kinetics and Henry isotherm, suggesting a physisorption mechanism. The results show that the presence of maleic anhydride-β-cyclodextrin and chitosan into hydrogels leads to an increase in the removal efficiency of the aromatic compounds. Additionally, the capacity of this hydrogel for removing these pollutants from a fossil fuel sample has also been tested.
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- Cesar M. C. Filho
- Department of Chemistry, CQC, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal; (A.F.Y.M.); (B.H.V.); (D.M.B.M.)
- BRinova Biochemistry Lda., R. Fernanda Seno, 6, 7005-485 Évora, Portugal
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- Grupo de Materiais Poliméricos e Compósitos (GMPC)-Departamento de Química, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, UEM, Maringá 87020-900, Brazil; (P.V.A.B.); (A.F.R.); (E.C.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry, CQC, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal; (A.F.Y.M.); (B.H.V.); (D.M.B.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry, CQC, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal; (A.F.Y.M.); (B.H.V.); (D.M.B.M.)
- Grupo de Materiais Poliméricos e Compósitos (GMPC)-Departamento de Química, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, UEM, Maringá 87020-900, Brazil; (P.V.A.B.); (A.F.R.); (E.C.M.)
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- Grupo de Materiais Poliméricos e Compósitos (GMPC)-Departamento de Química, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, UEM, Maringá 87020-900, Brazil; (P.V.A.B.); (A.F.R.); (E.C.M.)
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- Grupo de Materiais Poliméricos e Compósitos (GMPC)-Departamento de Química, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, UEM, Maringá 87020-900, Brazil; (P.V.A.B.); (A.F.R.); (E.C.M.)
- Post-graduate Program on Materials Science & Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Paraná (UTFPR-LD), Londrina 86036-370, Brazil
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina CEP 64049-550, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, CQC, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal; (A.F.Y.M.); (B.H.V.); (D.M.B.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry, CQC, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal; (A.F.Y.M.); (B.H.V.); (D.M.B.M.)
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Lim JW, Kim HJ, Kim Y, Shin SG, Cho S, Jung WG, Jeong JH. An Active and Soft Hydrogel Actuator to Stimulate Live Cell Clusters by Self-folding. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12030583. [PMID: 32150989 PMCID: PMC7182895 DOI: 10.3390/polym12030583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The hydrogels are widely used in various applications, and their successful uses depend on controlling the mechanical properties. In this study, we present an advanced strategy to develop hydrogel actuator designed to stimulate live cell clusters by self-folding. The hydrogel actuator consisting of two layers with different expansion ratios were fabricated to have various curvatures in self-folding. The expansion ratio of the hydrogel tuned with the molecular weight and concentration of gel-forming polymers, and temperature-sensitive molecules in a controlled manner. As a result, the hydrogel actuator could stimulate live cell clusters by compression and tension repeatedly, in response to temperature. The cell clusters were compressed in the 0.7-fold decreases of the radius of curvature with 1.0 mm in room temperature, as compared to that of 1.4 mm in 37 °C. Interestingly, the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2) in MCF-7 tumor cells exposed by mechanical stimulation was expressed more than in those without stimulation. Overall, this new strategy to prepare the active and soft hydrogel actuator would be actively used in tissue engineering, drug delivery, and micro-scale actuators.
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- Jun Woo Lim
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Korea; (J.W.L.); (S.G.S.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Korea; (J.W.L.); (S.G.S.); (S.C.)
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Korea; (J.W.L.); (S.G.S.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Korea; (J.W.L.); (S.G.S.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Korea;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Korea; (J.W.L.); (S.G.S.); (S.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-828-7043
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Russo M, La Corte D, Pisciotta A, Riela S, Alduina R, Lo Meo P. Binding abilities of polyaminocyclodextrins: polarimetric investigations and biological assays. Beilstein J Org Chem 2017; 13:2751-2763. [PMID: 29564010 PMCID: PMC5753052 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.13.271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 12/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Three polyaminocyclodextrin materials, obtained by direct reaction between heptakis(6-deoxy-6-iodo)-β-cyclodextrin and the proper linear polyamines, were investigated for their binding properties, in order to assess their potential applications in biological systems, such as vectors for simultaneous drug and gene cellular uptake or alternatively for the protection of macromolecules. In particular, we exploited polarimetry to test their interaction with some model p-nitroaniline derivatives, chosen as probe guests. The data obtained indicate that binding inside the host cavity is mainly affected by interplay between Coulomb interactions and conformational restraints. Moreover, simultaneous interaction of the cationic polyamine pendant bush at the primary rim was positively assessed. Insights on quantitative aspects of the interaction between our materials and polyanions were investigated by studying the binding with sodium alginate. Finally, the complexation abilities of the same materials towards polynucleotides were assessed by studying their interaction with the model plasmid pUC19. Our results positively highlight the ability of our materials to exploit both the cavity and the polycationic branches, thus functioning as bimodal ligands.
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- Marco Russo
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, V.le delle Scienze ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, V.le delle Scienze ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, V.le delle Scienze ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, V.le delle Scienze ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, V.le delle Scienze ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, V.le delle Scienze ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
- ATeNCenter, University of Palermo, V.le delle Scienze ed. 18, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Rich MH, Lee MK, Ballance WC, Boppart M, Kong H. Poly(ethylene glycol)-Mediated Collagen Gel Mechanics Regulates Cellular Phenotypes in a Microchanneled Matrix. Biomacromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b00476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Max H. Rich
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, ‡Institute for Genomic Biology, §Department of Kinesiology, and ∥Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, ‡Institute for Genomic Biology, §Department of Kinesiology, and ∥Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, ‡Institute for Genomic Biology, §Department of Kinesiology, and ∥Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, ‡Institute for Genomic Biology, §Department of Kinesiology, and ∥Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, ‡Institute for Genomic Biology, §Department of Kinesiology, and ∥Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Stocke NA, Zhang X, Hilt JZ, DeRouchey JE. Transport in PEG-Based Hydrogels: Role of Water Content at Synthesis and Crosslinker Molecular Weight. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201600340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Nathanael A. Stocke
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering; University of Kentucky; Lexington KY 40506 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Kentucky; Lexington KY 40506 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering; University of Kentucky; Lexington KY 40506 USA
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Kim S, Lee K, Cha C. Refined control of thermoresponsive swelling/deswelling and drug release properties of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels using hydrophilic polymer crosslinkers. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION 2016; 27:1698-1711. [DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2016.1230933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Suntae Kim
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea
- School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea
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McCracken JM, Badea A, Kandel ME, Gladman AS, Wetzel DJ, Popescu G, Lewis JA, Nuzzo RG. Programming Mechanical and Physicochemical Properties of 3D Hydrogel Cellular Microcultures via Direct Ink Writing. Adv Healthc Mater 2016; 5:1025-39. [PMID: 26924676 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201500888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Revised: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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3D hydrogel scaffolds are widely used in cellular microcultures and tissue engineering. Using direct ink writing, microperiodic poly(2-hydroxyethyl-methacrylate) (pHEMA) scaffolds are created that are then printed, cured, and modified by absorbing 30 kDa protein poly-l-lysine (PLL) to render them biocompliant in model NIH/3T3 fibroblast and MC3T3-E1 preosteoblast cell cultures. Spatial light interference microscopy (SLIM) live cell imaging studies are carried out to quantify cellular motilities for each cell type, substrate, and surface treatment of interest. 3D scaffold mechanics is investigated using atomic force microscopy (AFM), while their absorption kinetics are determined by confocal fluorescence microscopy (CFM) for a series of hydrated hydrogel films prepared from prepolymers with different homopolymer-to-monomer (Mr ) ratios. The observations reveal that the inks with higher Mr values yield relatively more open-mesh gels due to a lower degree of entanglement. The biocompatibility of printed hydrogel scaffolds can be controlled by both PLL content and hydrogel mesh properties.
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- Joselle M. McCracken
- School of Chemical Sciences; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- School of Chemical Sciences; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Wyss Institute; School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Harvard University; Cambridge MA 02138 USA
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- School of Chemical Sciences; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Wyss Institute; School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Harvard University; Cambridge MA 02138 USA
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- School of Chemical Sciences; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Urbana IL 61801 USA
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Cai L, Han F, Hu J, Xu G, Huang Y, Lin X. The effect of the preparation process on the swelling behavior of silk fibroin-polyurethane composite hydrogels using a full factorial experimental design. JOURNAL OF POLYMER ENGINEERING 2015. [DOI: 10.1515/polyeng-2014-0186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Polyurethane prepolymer (PUP) was synthesized by polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polypropylene glycol (PPG) as the soft segments, isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) as the hard segment and dimethylol propionic acid (DMPA) and diethylene glycol (DEG) as chain extenders. Silk fibroin (SF)-PU composite hydrogels were prepared by SF and PUP through chemical crosslinking and physical crosslinking interactions. A full factorial experimental design with four factors and four levels was applied to optimize the craft of preparing SF-PU composite hydrogels. The molecular weight of PEG, IPDI/(PEG+PPG) (molar ratio), PEG/(PEG+PPG) (molar ratio) and SF/(SF+PU) (mass ratio) were the factors. The swelling behavior of hydrogels was tested in deionized water at 30°C. The results showed that the equilibrium swelling ratio (ESR) was the largest by tuning the molecular weight of PEG to 4000, IPDI/(PEG+PPG)(molar ratio) to 3, PEG/(PEG+PPG) (molar ratio) to 40% and SF/(SF+PU) (mass ratio) to 2%. Fickian diffusion played a dominant role in the initial stage of swelling. For the whole process, the results fitted well into the Schott second-order kinetic equation.
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Tronci G, Grant CA, Thomson NH, Russell SJ, Wood DJ. Multi-scale mechanical characterization of highly swollen photo-activated collagen hydrogels. J R Soc Interface 2015; 12:20141079. [PMID: 25411409 PMCID: PMC4277102 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.1079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Biological hydrogels have been increasingly sought after as wound dressings or scaffolds for regenerative medicine, owing to their inherent biofunctionality in biological environments. Especially in moist wound healing, the ideal material should absorb large amounts of wound exudate while remaining mechanically competent in situ. Despite their large hydration, however, current biological hydrogels still leave much to be desired in terms of mechanical properties in physiological conditions. To address this challenge, a multi-scale approach is presented for the synthetic design of cyto-compatible collagen hydrogels with tunable mechanical properties (from the nano- up to the macro-scale), uniquely high swelling ratios and retained (more than 70%) triple helical features. Type I collagen was covalently functionalized with three different monomers, i.e. 4-vinylbenzyl chloride, glycidyl methacrylate and methacrylic anhydride, respectively. Backbone rigidity, hydrogen-bonding capability and degree of functionalization (F: 16 ± 12–91 ± 7 mol%) of introduced moieties governed the structure–property relationships in resulting collagen networks, so that the swelling ratio (SR: 707 ± 51–1996 ± 182 wt%), bulk compressive modulus (Ec: 30 ± 7–168 ± 40 kPa) and atomic force microscopy elastic modulus (EAFM: 16 ± 2–387 ± 66 kPa) were readily adjusted. Because of their remarkably high swelling and mechanical properties, these tunable collagen hydrogels may be further exploited for the design of advanced dressings for chronic wound care.
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- Giuseppe Tronci
- Nonwovens Research Group, School of Design, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Group, School of Dentistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9LU, UK
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- Advanced Materials Engineering RKT Centre, School of Engineering, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK
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- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK Biomineralisation Research Group, School of Dentistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9LU, UK
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- Nonwovens Research Group, School of Design, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Group, School of Dentistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9LU, UK
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Rich MH, Lee MK, Marshall N, Clay N, Chen J, Mahmassani Z, Boppart M, Kong H. Water–Hydrogel Binding Affinity Modulates Freeze-Drying-Induced Micropore Architecture and Skeletal Myotube Formation. Biomacromolecules 2015; 16:2255-64. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b00652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea
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Wei D, Xiao W, Sun J, Zhong M, Guo L, Fan H, Zhang X. A biocompatible hydrogel with improved stiffness and hydrophilicity for modular tissue engineering assembly. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:2753-2763. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb00129c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Inflexible hydrophilic AlgMA was introduced into a bioactive GelMA hydrogel to enhance stiffness and hydrophilicity, thus improving surface tension driven assembly of modular constructs with spatial organized cell distribution and biofunctions.
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- Dan Wei
- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- China
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Siefker J, Karande P, Coppens MO. Packaging biological cargoes in mesoporous materials: opportunities for drug delivery. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2014; 11:1781-93. [PMID: 25016923 PMCID: PMC4245185 DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2014.938636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Confinement of biomolecules in structured nanoporous materials offers several desirable features ranging from chemical and thermal stability, to resistance to degradation from the external environment. A new generation of mesoporous materials presents exciting new possibilities for the formulation and controlled release of biological agents. Such materials address niche applications in enteral and parenteral delivery of biologics, such as peptides, polypeptides, enzymes and proteins for use as therapeutics, imaging agents, biosensors, and adjuvants. AREAS COVERED Mesoporous silica Santa Barbara Amorphous-15 (SBA-15), with its unique, tunable pore diameter, and easily functionalized surface, provides a representative example of this new generation of materials. Here, we review recent advances in the design and synthesis of nanostructured mesoporous materials, focusing on SBA-15, and highlight opportunities for the delivery of biological agents to various organ and tissue compartments. EXPERT OPINION The SBA-15 platform provides a delivery carrier that is inherently separated from the active biologic due to distinct intra and extra-particle environments. This permits the SBA-15 platform to not require direct modification of the active biological therapeutic. Additionally, this makes the platform universal and allows for its application independent of the desired methods of discovery and development. The SBA-15 platform also directly addresses issues of targeted delivery and controlled release, although future challenges in the implementation of this platform reside in particle design, biocompatibility, and the tunability of the internal and external material properties. Examples illustrating the flexibility in the application of the SBA-15 platform are also discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Justin Siefker
- University College London, Department of Chemical Engineering and EPSRC Frontier Engineering Centre for Nature Inspired Engineering,
Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7JE, UK
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies,
110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA+1 518 276 4459;
| | - Marc-Olivier Coppens
- University College London, Department of Chemical Engineering and EPSRC Frontier Engineering Centre for Nature Inspired Engineering,
Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7JE, UK+44 20 7679 7369; +44 20 7383 2348;
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