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ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2022

Silk fibroin microgels as a platform for cell microencapsulation.

Nina Bono, Giulio Saroglia, Stefania Marcuzzo, Eleonora Giagnorio, Giuseppe Lauria, Elena Rosini, Luigi De Nardo, Athanassia Athanassiou, Gabriele Candiani, Giovanni Perotto

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Article in Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors.

Nina BonoDepartment of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Via Mancinelli 7, 20131, Milan, Italy. nina.bono@polimi.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6891-9879
Giulio SarogliaDepartment of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Via Mancinelli 7, 20131, Milan, Italy.
Stefania MarcuzzoNeurology IV-Neuroimmunology and Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy.
Eleonora GiagnorioNeurology IV-Neuroimmunology and Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy.
Giuseppe LauriaDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy.
Elena RosiniThe Protein Factory 2.0, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100, Varese, Italy.
Luigi De NardoDepartment of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Via Mancinelli 7, 20131, Milan, Italy.
Athanassia AthanassiouSmart Materials, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy.
Gabriele CandianiDepartment of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Via Mancinelli 7, 20131, Milan, Italy.
Giovanni PerottoSmart Materials, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy. giovanni.perotto@iit.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8467-8748

Funding

Fondazione per la Ricerca Biomedica 1157625
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell microencapsulation has been utilized for years as a means of cell shielding from the external environment while facilitating the transport of gases, general metabolites, and secretory bioactive molecules at once. In this light, hydrogels may support the structural integrity and functionality of encapsulated biologics whereas ensuring cell viability and function and releasing potential therapeutic factors once in situ. In this work, we describe a straightforward strategy to fabricate silk fibroin (SF) microgels (µgels) and encapsulate cells into them. SF µgels (size ≈ 200 µm) were obtained through ultrasonication-induced gelation of SF in a water-oil emulsion phase. A thorough physicochemical (SEM analysis, and FT-IR) and mechanical (microindentation tests) characterization of SF µgels were carried out to assess their nanostructure, porosity, and stiffness. SF µgels were used to encapsulate and culture L929 and primary myoblasts. Interestingly, SF µgels showed a selective release of relatively small proteins (e.g., VEGF, molecular weight, M

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FibroinsMicrogelsCell EncapsulationHydrogelsSilkSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredFibroinsHydrogelsMicrogelsSilk

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PMID36586059
PMCPMC9805413

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