Fabrication of cells containing gel modules to assemble modular tissue-engineered constructs

Alison P. McGuigan, Brendan Leung, Michael V. Sefton

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Résumé

This paper describes a protocol to encapsulate cells in sub-millimeter-sized cylindrical collagen modules and to assemble these modules into a tissue-engineered construct within a continuous loop flow circuit. Modules are fabricated by gelling a solution of collagen, that contains suspended cells, within the lumen of a small-bore polyethylene tube. The tubing is then cut into short lengths using an automated cutter and gently vortexed to remove the cell-containing collagen modules from the tubing lumen. Modules are then randomly assembled into a modular construct by pipetting a suspension of modules into a larger tube that is positioned within a continuous flow circuit. A range of cylinder aspect ratios are achievable; therefore, this method could potentially be used to create short discs or, alternatively, long threads of soft gels, with or without encapsulated cells, for a variety of tissue-engineering applications. Module fabrication requires 1 d and assembly of a modular construct requires 2 h.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Pages (de-à)2963-2969
Nombre de pages7
JournalNature Protocols
Volume1
Numéro de publication6
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - janv. 2007
Publié à l'externeOui

Note bibliographique

Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We would like to acknowledge Z. Fang, of FCS Technologies Inc., and T. Fixler for technical assistance; and the National Institute of Health (EB001013, co-investigators E. Yeo and A. Gotlieb) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council for funding. A.P.M. and B.L. acknowledge the fellowship support of the Province of Ontario and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Training Program in Regenerative Medicine.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology

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