Fabrication and optimization of alginate hydrogel constructs for use in 3D neural cell culture

J. P. Frampton, M. R. Hynd, M. L. Shuler, W. Shain

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Two-dimensional (2D) culture systems provide useful information about many biological processes. However, some applications including tissue engineering, drug transport studies, and analysis of cell growth and dynamics are better studied using three-dimensional (3D) culture systems. 3D culture systems can potentially offer higher degrees of organization and control of cell growth environments, more physiologically relevant diffusion characteristics, and permit the formation of more extensive 3D networks of cell-cell interactions. A 3D culture system has been developed using alginate as a cell scaffold, capable of maintaining the viability and function of a variety of neural cell types. Alginate was functionalized by the covalent attachment of a variety of whole proteins and peptide epitopes selected to provide sites for cell attachment. Alginate constructs were used to entrap a variety of neural cell types including astroglioma cells, astrocytes, microglia and neurons. Neural cells displayed process outgrowth over time in culture. Cell-seeded scaffolds were characterized in terms of their biochemical and biomechanical properties, effects on seeded neural cells, and suitability for use as 3D neural cell culture models.

Idioma originalEnglish
Número de artículo015002
PublicaciónBiomedical Materials
Volumen6
N.º1
DOI
EstadoPublished - feb. 2011
Publicado de forma externa

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Biomaterials
  • Biomedical Engineering

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Frampton, J. P., Hynd, M. R., Shuler, M. L., & Shain, W. (2011). Fabrication and optimization of alginate hydrogel constructs for use in 3D neural cell culture. Biomedical Materials, 6(1), Artículo 015002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-6041/6/1/015002