| Literature DB >> 25156274 |
Limin Wang1, Steven Lu, Johnny Lam, F Kurtis Kasper, Antonios G Mikos.
Abstract
In this work, we investigated a cytocompatible particulate leaching method for the fabrication of cell-laden macroporous hydrogels. We used dehydrated and uncrosslinked gelatin microspheres as leachable porogens to create macroporous oligo(poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate) hydrogels. Varying gelatin content and size resulted in a wide range of porosities and pore sizes, respectively. Encapsulated mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) exhibited high viability immediately following the fabrication process, and culture of cell-laden hydrogels revealed improved cell viability with increasing porosity. Additionally, the osteogenic potential of the encapsulated MSCs was evaluated over 16 days. Overall, this study presents a robust method for the preparation of cell-laden macroporous hydrogels with desired porosity and pore size for tissue engineering applications.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25156274 PMCID: PMC4346546 DOI: 10.1089/ten.TEC.2014.0224
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tissue Eng Part C Methods ISSN: 1937-3384 Impact factor: 3.056