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ArticleBiomacromolecules2018

Squaramide-Based Supramolecular Materials for Three-Dimensional Cell Culture of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Their Derivatives.

Ciqing Tong, Tingxian Liu, Victorio Saez Talens, Willem E M Noteborn, Thomas H Sharp, Marco M R M Hendrix, Ilja K Voets, Christine L Mummery, Valeria V Orlova, Roxanne E Kieltyka

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Article in Biomacromolecules, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  14. Mimicking Active Biopolymer Networks with a Synthetic Hydrogel.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2019
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10 authors.

Ciqing TongDepartment of Supramolecular and Biomaterials Chemistry, Leiden Institute of Chemistry , Leiden University , P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA , Leiden , The Netherlands.
Tingxian LiuDepartment of Supramolecular and Biomaterials Chemistry, Leiden Institute of Chemistry , Leiden University , P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA , Leiden , The Netherlands.
Victorio Saez TalensDepartment of Supramolecular and Biomaterials Chemistry, Leiden Institute of Chemistry , Leiden University , P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA , Leiden , The Netherlands.
Willem E M NotebornDepartment of Supramolecular and Biomaterials Chemistry, Leiden Institute of Chemistry , Leiden University , P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA , Leiden , The Netherlands.
Thomas H SharpDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Section Electron Microscopy , Leiden University Medical Center , 2300 RC , Leiden , The Netherlands.
Marco M R M HendrixInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems , Eindhoven University of Technology , P.O. Box 513, 5600 MD , Eindhoven , The Netherlands.
Ilja K VoetsInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems , Eindhoven University of Technology , P.O. Box 513, 5600 MD , Eindhoven , The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-3543-4821
Christine L MummeryDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology , Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University , Einthovenweg 20 , 2333 ZC , Leiden , The Netherlands.
Valeria V OrlovaDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology , Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University , Einthovenweg 20 , 2333 ZC , Leiden , The Netherlands.
Roxanne E KieltykaDepartment of Supramolecular and Biomaterials Chemistry, Leiden Institute of Chemistry , Leiden University , P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA , Leiden , The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9152-1810

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synthetic hydrogel materials can recapitulate the natural cell microenvironment; however, it is equally necessary that the gels maintain cell viability and phenotype while permitting reisolation without stress, especially for use in the stem cell field. Here, we describe a family of synthetically accessible, squaramide-based tripodal supramolecular monomers consisting of a flexible tris(2-aminoethyl)amine (TREN) core that self-assemble into supramolecular polymers and eventually into self-recovering hydrogels. Spectroscopic measurements revealed that monomer aggregation is mainly driven by a combination of hydrogen bonding and hydrophobicity. The self-recovering hydrogels were used to encapsulate NIH 3T3 fibroblasts as well as human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) and their derivatives in 3D. The materials reported here proved cytocompatible for these cell types with maintenance of hiPSCs in their undifferentiated state essential for their subsequent expansion or differentiation into a given cell type and potential for facile release by dilution due to their supramolecular nature.

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AnimalsCell SurvivalCellular MicroenvironmentEthylenediaminesHumansHydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol DimethacrylateInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMiceNIH 3T3 CellsPolymersQuinineEthylenediaminesHydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol DimethacrylatePolymersQuininesquaramidetris(2-aminoethyl)amine

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PMID29528623
PMCPMC5894061

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