Chemical strategies to engineer hydrogels for cell culture

J Lou, DJ Mooney - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
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 …

3D cell culture systems: tumor application, advantages, and disadvantages

O Habanjar, M Diab-Assaf, F Caldefie-Chezet… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The traditional two-dimensional (2D) in vitro cell culture system (on a flat support) has long
been used in cancer research. However, this system cannot be fully translated into clinical …

Effects of extracellular matrix viscoelasticity on cellular behaviour

O Chaudhuri, J Cooper-White, PA Janmey, DJ Mooney… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Substantial research over the past two decades has established that extracellular matrix
(ECM) elasticity, or stiffness, affects fundamental cellular processes, including spreading …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of hydrogels: Rational design strategies and emerging biomedical applications

J Li, C Wu, PK Chu, M Gelinsky - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing alias additive manufacturing can transform 3D virtual models created by
computer-aided design (CAD) into physical 3D objects in a layer-by-layer manner …

Specialized fibroblast differentiated states underlie scar formation in the infarcted mouse heart

X Fu, H Khalil, O Kanisicak, JG Boyer… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Fibroblasts are a dynamic cell type that achieve selective differentiated states to mediate
acute wound healing and long-term tissue remodeling with scarring. With myocardial …

Biomaterials for articular cartilage tissue engineering: Learning from biology

AR Armiento, MJ Stoddart, M Alini, D Eglin - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Articular cartilage is commonly described as a tissue that is made of up to 80% water, is
devoid of blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics, and is populated by only one cell type, the …

Three-dimensional cell cultures in drug discovery and development

Y Fang, RM Eglen - Slas discovery: Advancing Life Sciences …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The past decades have witnessed significant efforts toward the development of three-
dimensional (3D) cell cultures as systems that better mimic in vivo physiology. Today, 3D …

Advances in extrusion 3D bioprinting: a focus on multicomponent hydrogel‐based bioinks

X Cui, J Li, Y Hartanto, M Durham… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 3D bioprinting involves the combination of 3D printing technologies with cells,
growth factors and biomaterials, and has been considered as one of the most advanced …

Mechanics of 3D cell–hydrogel interactions: experiments, models, and mechanisms

FJ Vernerey, S Lalitha Sridhar, A Muralidharan… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are highly water-swollen molecular networks that are ideal platforms to create
tissue mimetics owing to their vast and tunable properties. As such, hydrogels are promising …

Mechanical confinement regulates cartilage matrix formation by chondrocytes

H Lee, L Gu, DJ Mooney, ME Levenston… - Nature materials, 2017 - nature.com
Cartilage tissue equivalents formed from hydrogels containing chondrocytes could provide a
solution for replacing damaged cartilage. Previous approaches have often utilized elastic …