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ArticleBiomaterials2022

A poly(ethylene glycol) three-dimensional bone marrow hydrogel.

Lauren E Jansen, Hyuna Kim, Christopher L Hall, Thomas P McCarthy, Michael J Lee, Shelly R Peyton

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Article in Biomaterials, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lauren E JansenDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.
Hyuna KimMolecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.
Christopher L HallDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.
Thomas P McCarthyDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.
Michael J LeeDepartment of Systems Biology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Shelly R PeytonDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA; Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA; Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst 240 Thatcher Way, Life Sciences Laboratory N531, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA. Electronic address: speyton@umass.edu.
University of Massachusetts Amherst · USUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · US

Funding

Biotechnology Training Program in Applied Life SciencesT32GM135096 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI Jeanne Ann Hardy, Ashish A. Kulkarni · 2020 to 2026
$3.9M
Chemistry-Biology Interface Predoctoral Training GrantT32GM139789 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI ERIC Robert STRIETER · 2021 to 2026
$3.4M
Tissue-specific stem cells and breast cancer tissue tropism in bioengineered microenvironmentsDP2CA186573 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI PEYTON, SHELLY R. · 2013 to 2015
$2.6M
Acquisition of an Orbitrap MSS10OD010645 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI EYLES, STEPHEN J. · 2013 to 2013
$600k
NCI NIH HHS DP2 CA186573NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM135096NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM139789NIH HHS S10 OD010645
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) hydrogels made from synthetic polymers have emerged as in vitro cell culture platforms capable of representing the extracellular geometry, modulus, and water content of tissues in a tunable fashion. Hydrogels made from these otherwise non-bioactive polymers can be decorated with short peptides derived from proteins naturally found in tissues to support cell viability and direct phenotype. We identified two key limitations that limit the ability of this class of materials to recapitulate real tissue. First, these environments typically display between 1 and 3 bioactive peptides, which vastly underrepresents the diversity of proteins found in the extracellular matrix (ECM) of real tissues. Second, peptides chosen are ubiquitous in ECM and not derived from proteins found in specific tissues, per se. To overcome this critical limitation in hydrogel design and functionality, we developed an approach to incorporate the complex and specific protein signature of bone marrow into a poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogel. This bone marrow hydrogel mimics the elasticity of marrow and has 20 bone marrow-specific and cell-instructive peptides. We propose this tissue-centric approach as the next generation of 3D hydrogel design for applications in tissue engineering and beyond.

Indexed as

Bone MarrowMesenchymal Stem CellsBiocompatible MaterialsExtracellular MatrixHydrogelsPolyethylene GlycolsBiocompatible MaterialsHydrogelsPolyethylene Glycols3D biomaterialintegrinMesenchymal stem cellPeptideStiffnessTissue mimic

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PMID34890973
PMCPMC8890749
OpenAlexW3216734565

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