The impact of the cellular environment and aging on modeling Alzheimer's disease in 3D cell culture models

M Hebisch, S Klostermeier, K Wolf… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Creating a cellular model of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that accurately recapitulates disease
pathology has been a longstanding challenge. Recent studies showed that human AD …

Hydrogels and bioprinting in bone tissue engineering: creating artificial stem‐cell niches for in vitro models

FK Lewns, O Tsigkou, LR Cox, RD Wildman… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in bioprinting have enabled the fabrication of complex tissue constructs with high
speed and resolution. However, there remains significant structural and biological …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing cell migration in hydrogels: An overview of relevant materials and methods

AA Solbu, D Caballero, S Damigos, SC Kundu… - Materials Today Bio, 2023 - Elsevier
Cell migration is essential in numerous living processes, including embryonic development,
wound healing, immune responses, and cancer metastasis. From individual cells to …

The applications of 3D printing in wound healing: The external delivery of stem cells and antibiosis

Q Yu, Q Wang, L Zhang, W Deng, X Cao… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the global number of chronic wound patients rises, the financial burden and social
pressure on patients increase daily. Stem cells have emerged as promising tissue …

Extracellular matrix drives tumor organoids toward desmoplastic matrix deposition and mesenchymal transition

GS van Tienderen, O Rosmark, R Lieshout, J Willemse… - Acta biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Patient-derived tumor organoids have been established as promising tools for in vitro
modelling of multiple tumors, including cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). However, organoids are …

A combination of matrix stiffness and degradability dictate microvascular network assembly and remodeling in cell-laden poly (ethylene glycol) hydrogels

NE Friend, AJ McCoy, JP Stegemann, AJ Putnam - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
The formation of functional capillary blood vessels that can sustain the metabolic demands
of transplanted parenchymal cells remains one of the biggest challenges to the clinical …

The relationship of rheological properties and the performance of silk fibroin hydrogels in tissue engineering application

J Elango, A Lijnev, C Zamora-Ledezma, F Alexis… - Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogel-based systems are widely used for conventional 3D-cell culture, where cells can
be seeded on or embedded in 3D-matrix gels for cultivation. Several new approaches have …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor decellularization reveals proteomic and mechanical characteristics of the extracellular matrix of primary liver cancer

GS van Tienderen, J Conboy, I Muntz, J Willemse… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tumor initiation and progression are critically dependent on interaction of cancer cells with
their cellular and extracellular microenvironment. Alterations in the composition, integrity …

Modified ECM-based bioink for 3D printing of multi-scale vascular networks

R Cohen, ES Baruch, I Cabilly, A Shapira, T Dvir - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
The survival and function of tissues depend on appropriate vascularization. Blood vessels of
the tissues supply oxygen, and nutrients and remove waste and byproducts. Incorporating …

Sandwich Culture Platforms to Investigate the Roles of Stiffness Gradients and Cell–Matrix Adhesions in Cancer Cell Migration

E Bouzos, P Asuri - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Metastasis is the primary cause of death in cancer patients, yet there is a
shortage of highly potent anti-metastatic drugs. Screening for anti-metastatic compounds …