An oxygen-releasing device to improve the survival of mesenchymal stem cells in tissue engineering
An oxygen-releasing device to improve the survival of mesenchymal stem cells in tissue engineering
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DOI:
10.1088/1758-5090/ab332a
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发表时间:
2019-10-01
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9
通讯作者:
Kang, Y. James
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作者:
Lu, Zuyan;Jiang, Xia;Kang, Y. James
Supplying oxygen to inner areas of cell constructs to support cell proliferation and metabolism is a major challenge in tissue engineering involving stem cells. Developing devices that incorporate oxygen release materials to increase the availability of the localized oxygen supply is therefore key to addressing this limitation. Herein, we designed and developed a 3D-printed oxygen-releasing device composed of an alginate hydrogel scaffold combined with an oxygen-generating biomaterial (calcium peroxide) to improve the oxygen supply of the microenvironment for culturing adipose tissue-derived stem cells. The results demonstrated that the 3D-printed oxygen-releasing device alleviated hypoxia, maintained oxygen availability, and ensured proliferation of the embedded cells, whilst also reducing hypoxia-induced apoptosis. The introduction of this 3D-printed oxygen-releasing device could enhance the survival of embedded stem cells.