Organoids have stepped into the limelight as unique in vitro systems for modeling organ development, function and disease. This review provides a perspective on how chemically defined, bio-inspired hydrogels could be used for replacing ill-defined matrices derived from the native extracellular matrix (ECM) that are used for generating organoids in 3D stem cell culture. In particular, we propose the use of self-healing and light-responsive matrices that should afford control over the inherently stochastic self-organization process that currently underlies organoid morphogenesis. Such designer ECMs could accelerate the translation of organoid technology from the laboratory into various real-life applications.
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Gamboa, Christian Moya
Wang, Yujue
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Rutgers State Univ, Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch, Dept Med, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USARutgers State Univ, Rutgers Canc Inst New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA
Wang, Yujue
Xu, Huiting
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Xu, Huiting
Kalemba, Katarzyna
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Kalemba, Katarzyna
Wondisford, Fredric E.
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Wondisford, Fredric E.
Sabaawy, Hatem E.
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