Synthesis of stiffness-tunable and cell-responsive Gelatin-poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel for three-dimensional cell encapsulation

被引:35
作者
Cao, Ye [1 ,2 ]
Lee, Bae Hoon [1 ]
Peled, Havazelet Bianco [3 ]
Venkatraman, Subbu S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Singapore, Singapore
[2] Technion Israel Inst Technol, Dept Biotechnol & Food Engn, Interdept Program Biotechnol, Haifa, Israel
[3] Technion Israel Inst Technol, Dept Chem Engn, Haifa, Israel
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
Gelatin; poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel; cell encapsulation; POLY(DIMETHYL SILOXANE) NETWORKS; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL); INTERPENETRATING NETWORKS; DEFORMATION-BEHAVIOR; MESH SIZE; DESIGN; PROLIFERATION; ADHESION; COLLAGEN; SCAFFOLD;
D O I
10.1002/jbm.a.35779
中图分类号
R318 [生物医学工程];
学科分类号
0831 ;
摘要
Biosynthetic poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-based hydrogels have been extensively investigated as extracellular matrix (ECM) mimicking gels as they retain the benefits of both ECM (biological cues) and synthetic hydrogels (tunable mechanical properties). In this article, we developed and characterized a new gelatin-PEG (GP) hydrogel that retains the benefits of gelatin and synthetic hydrogels. In this strategy, the thiolation of gelatin was accomplished by reacting with Traut's reagent; the thiolated gelatin was then conjugated to one end of PEG diacrylate (PEGDA) by Michael-type addition reaction. Two kinds of GP precursors, GP30 and GP60, were synthesized by changing the amount of Traut's reagent, while the weight ratio between thiolated-gelatin and PEGDA of GP30 and GP60 was 1.451:1 and 0.785:1, respectively. Finally, neonatal human dermal fibroblasts were encapsulated into the hydrogel by cross-linking the remaining double bonds of precursor under ultraviolet light. These GP hydrogels can encapsulate the fibroblasts in situ with high cell viability. Moreover, the behaviors of cells within the GP hydrogels can be modulated by varying the cross-linking density of GP hydrogel (storage modulus from 40 to 2000 Pa). In particular, this article showed that a minimum amount of cell-binding motifs (gelatin >2.30 wt/vol % and 44.0% dry weight percentage) are required for attachment; and appropriate initial rheological and structural properties (storage modulus <approximate to 100 Pa and mesh size >approximate to 150 nm) can accelerate the attachment of cells and improve cell viability. Hence, this mixed-hydrogel platform allows an easily control hydrogel structure and modulates cell behavior to reconstruct new tissue in the three-dimensional microenvironments. (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 104A: 2401-2411, 2016.
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页码:2401 / 2411
页数:11
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