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Kim HS, Noh MH, White EM, Kandefer MV, Wright AF, Datta D, Lim HG, Smiggs E, Locklin JJ, Rahman MA, Feist AM, Pokorski JK. Biocomposite thermoplastic polyurethanes containing evolved bacterial spores as living fillers to facilitate polymer disintegration. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3338. [PMID: 38688899 PMCID: PMC11061138 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47132-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
Abstract
The field of hybrid engineered living materials seeks to pair living organisms with synthetic materials to generate biocomposite materials with augmented function since living systems can provide highly-programmable and complex behavior. Engineered living materials have typically been fabricated using techniques in benign aqueous environments, limiting their application. In this work, biocomposite fabrication is demonstrated in which spores from polymer-degrading bacteria are incorporated into a thermoplastic polyurethane using high-temperature melt extrusion. Bacteria are engineered using adaptive laboratory evolution to improve their heat tolerance to ensure nearly complete cell survivability during manufacturing at 135 °C. Furthermore, the overall tensile properties of spore-filled thermoplastic polyurethanes are substantially improved, resulting in a significant improvement in toughness. The biocomposites facilitate disintegration in compost in the absence of a microbe-rich environment. Finally, embedded spores demonstrate a rationally programmed function, expressing green fluorescent protein. This research provides a scalable method to fabricate advanced biocomposite materials in industrially-compatible processes.
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- Han Sol Kim
- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
- Research Center for Bio-based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 406-30 Jongga-ro, Ulsan, 44429, Republic of Korea
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- New Materials Institute, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- New Materials Institute, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- New Materials Institute, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Thermoplastic Polyurethane Research, BASF Corporation, 1609 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte, MI, 48192, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Building 220, Kemitorvet, 2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
- Institute for Materials Discovery and Design, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
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Yuan H, Yu X, Jiang W, Shen B, Zhang F, Pan Z, Zhou H. Polymer‐based
solid acid catalyst for the green production of diosgenin. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Hui Yuan
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Technology Wuhan Institute of Technology Wuhan China
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- Three Gorges Public Inspection and Testing Center China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Technology Wuhan Institute of Technology Wuhan China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Technology Wuhan Institute of Technology Wuhan China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Technology Wuhan Institute of Technology Wuhan China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Technology Wuhan Institute of Technology Wuhan China
- Three Gorges Public Inspection and Testing Center China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Technology Wuhan Institute of Technology Wuhan China
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Gao Y, Feng C, Wang H, Xu M, Zong C, Wang Q. Flexible and rigid polyurethane based polymer electrolyte for high‐performance lithium battery. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yunqi Gao
- Key Laboratory of Rubber‐Plastics, Ministry of Education, School of Polymer Science and Engineering Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber‐Plastics, Ministry of Education, School of Polymer Science and Engineering Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber‐Plastics, Ministry of Education, School of Polymer Science and Engineering Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber‐Plastics, Ministry of Education, School of Polymer Science and Engineering Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber‐Plastics, Ministry of Education, School of Polymer Science and Engineering Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber‐Plastics, Ministry of Education, School of Polymer Science and Engineering Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao China
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Manhas P, Saini R, Singh A, Soni P, Sharma RK. Thermoplastic polyurethane-based nanoencapsulation strategy for efficient storage and stability of RDX. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.118076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhang Y, He J, Liu F. Synthesis of novel polycarbonate‐based thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers compatibilizers with octadecyl side chains and their application in
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blends. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yu Zhang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou China
- Key Lab of Guangdong Province for High Property and Functional Macromolecular Materials South China University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou China
- Key Lab of Guangdong Province for High Property and Functional Macromolecular Materials South China University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou China
- Key Lab of Guangdong Province for High Property and Functional Macromolecular Materials South China University of Technology Guangzhou China
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Shesham V, Kelly AL, Burke W, Crouch A, Drake CA, Varaljay VA, Crookes-Goodson WJ, Barlow DE, Masthay MB, Biffinger JC. Comparison of two diphenyl polyenes as acid-sensitive additives during the biodegradation of a thermoset polyester polyurethane coating. J Appl Microbiol 2021; 132:351-364. [PMID: 34297452 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
AIMS Biochemical hydrolysis and chemical catalysis are involved in the successful biodegradation of polymers. In order to evaluate the potential separation between biochemical and chemical catalysis during the biodegradation process, we report the use of two diphenylpolyenes (DPPs), all trans-1,4-diphenylbutadiene (DPB) and all trans-1,6-diphenylhexatriene (DPH), as potential acid-sensitive indicators in polymers. METHODS AND RESULTS 1,4-Diphenylbutadiene and DPH (0.1% w/w) were melt-cast successfully with poly(ethylene succinate) hexamethylene (PES-HM) polyurethane (thermoset polyester polyurethane) coatings above 80℃. When these two DPP/PES-HM coatings were exposed to a concentrated supernatant with significant esterase activity resulting from the growth of a recently isolated and identified strain of Tremellomycetes yeast (Naganishia albida 5307AI), the DPB coatings exhibited a measurable and reproducible localized decrease in the blue fluorescence emission in regions below where hydrolytic biodegradation was initiated in contrast with DPH blended coatings. The fluorescence changes observed in the biodegraded DPB coating were similar to exposing them to concentrated acids and not bases. CONCLUSIONS Our experiments resulted in (1) a method to blend DPP additives into thermoset coatings, (2) the first report of the biodegradation of polyester polyurethane coating by N. albida, and (3) demonstration that hydrolytic supernatants from this strain generate acidic region within degrading polyester coatings using DPB as the indicator. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Our experiments confirm that N. albida is an active polyester degrader and that DPB is a promising acid sensitive polymer coating additive.
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- Chemistry Department, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, USA
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- Soft Matter Materials Branch, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA.,UES, Inc, Dayton, Ohio, USA
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- Soft Matter Materials Branch, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA.,UES, Inc, Dayton, Ohio, USA
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- Soft Matter Materials Branch, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA.,UES, Inc, Dayton, Ohio, USA
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- Soft Matter Materials Branch, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA
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- Soft Matter Materials Branch, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA
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- Chemistry Division, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, USA
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Martínez-Moreno D, Jiménez G, Chocarro-Wrona C, Carrillo E, Montañez E, Galocha-León C, Clares-Naveros B, Gálvez-Martín P, Rus G, de Vicente J, Marchal JA. Pore geometry influences growth and cell adhesion of infrapatellar mesenchymal stem cells in biofabricated 3D thermoplastic scaffolds useful for cartilage tissue engineering. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2021; 122:111933. [PMID: 33641924 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.111933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
The most pressing need in cartilage tissue engineering (CTE) is the creation of a biomaterial capable to tailor the complex extracellular matrix of the tissue. Despite the standardized used of polycaprolactone (PCL) for osteochondral scaffolds, the pronounced stiffness mismatch between PCL scaffold and the tissue it replaces remarks the biomechanical incompatibility as main limitation. To overcome it, the present work was focused in the design and analysis of several geometries and pore sizes and how they affect cell adhesion and proliferation of infrapatellar fat pad-derived mesenchymal stem cells (IPFP-MSCs) loaded in biofabricated 3D thermoplastic scaffolds. A novel biomaterial for CTE, the 1,4-butanediol thermoplastic polyurethane (b-TPUe) together PCL were studied to compare their mechanical properties. Three different geometrical patterns were included: hexagonal (H), square (S), and, triangular (T); each one was printed with three different pore sizes (PS): 1, 1.5 and 2 mm. Results showed differences in cell adhesion, cell proliferation and mechanical properties depending on the geometry, porosity and type of biomaterial used. Finally, the microstructure of the two optimal geometries (T1.5 and T2) was deeply analyzed using multiaxial mechanical tests, with and without perimeters, μCT for microstructure analysis, DNA quantification and degradation assays. In conclusion, our results evidenced that IPFP-MSCs-loaded b-TPUe scaffolds had higher similarity with cartilage mechanics and T1.5 was the best adapted morphology for CTE.
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- D Martínez-Moreno
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), University Hospitals of Granada-University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute (IBIMER), Centre for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Excellence Research Unit "Modeling Nature" (MNat), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), University Hospitals of Granada-University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute (IBIMER), Centre for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Excellence Research Unit "Modeling Nature" (MNat), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), University Hospitals of Granada-University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute (IBIMER), Centre for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Excellence Research Unit "Modeling Nature" (MNat), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), University Hospitals of Granada-University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute (IBIMER), Centre for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Excellence Research Unit "Modeling Nature" (MNat), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital, 29010 Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; R&D Human Health, Bioibérica S.A.U., Barcelona E-08029, Spain
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- Excellence Research Unit "Modeling Nature" (MNat), University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Department of Structural Mechanics, University of Granada, Politécnico de Fuentenueva, Granada E-18071, Spain
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- Excellence Research Unit "Modeling Nature" (MNat), University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), University Hospitals of Granada-University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute (IBIMER), Centre for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Excellence Research Unit "Modeling Nature" (MNat), University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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