ArticleNPJ science of food2024
Stretchable zein-coated alginate fiber for aligning muscle cells to artificially produce cultivated meat.
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- Genomic Monitoring and Engineering Stable and Safe Immortalized Cell Platforms for Industrial Cellular Agriculture.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A Comprehensive Review on Food-Grade Electrospinning of Natural Biopolymers for Cultivated Meat Applications.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Myotube/Adipocyte Powder-Enriched Alginate-Zein Hydrogels Support Myotube Alignment for 3D Myoblast Culture.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Edible Scaffolds for Cultivated Meat Production.Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology · 2026Review
- Survey on the Global Technological Status for Forecasting the Industrialization Timeline of Cultured Meat.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Enhanced Media Optimize Bovine Myogenesis in 2D and 3D Models for Cultivated Meat Applications.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Structuring the Future of Cultured Meat: Hybrid Gel-Based Scaffolds for Edibility and Functionality.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- 3D bioprinting of plant and animal cell-based hybrid food.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Scaffold Biomaterials in the Development of Cultured Meat: A Review.Food science of animal resources · 2025Review
- Cutting-Edge Technologies of Meat Analogs: A Review.Food science of animal resources · 2025Review
- Zein-Derived Peptides from Corn Promote the Proliferation of CFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Numerous studies have explored the cultivation of muscle cells using non-animal materials for cultivated meat production. Achieving muscle cell proliferation and alignment using 3D scaffolds made from plant-based materials remains challenging. This study introduces a technique to culture and align muscle cells using only plant-based materials, avoiding toxic chemical modifications. Zein-alginate fibers (ZA fibers) were fabricated by coating zein protein onto alginate fibers (A fibers). Zein's excellent cell compatibility and biodegradability enable high cell adhesion and proliferation rates, and the good ductility of the ZA fibers enable a high strain rate (>75%). We demonstrate mature and aligned myotube formation in ZA fibers, providing a simple way to align muscle cells using plant-based materials. Additionally, cultivated meat was constructed by assembling muscle, fat, and vessel fibers. This method holds promise for the future mass production of cultivated meat.
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