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ArticleJournal of biomedical materials research. Part A2024

Gelatin maleimide microgels for hematopoietic progenitor cell encapsulation.

Gunnar B Thompson, Aidan E Gilchrist, Vincent M Lam, Alison C Nunes, Brittany A Payan, Ana Mora-Boza, Julio F Serrano, Andrés J García, Brendan A C Harley

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Article in Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Gunnar B ThompsonDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Aidan E GilchristDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, USA.
Vincent M LamDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Alison C NunesCarl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Brittany A PayanCarl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Ana Mora-BozaParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Julio F SerranoDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Andrés J GarcíaParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6602-2518
Brendan A C HarleyDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5458-154X

Funding

Gradient Biomaterials to Investigate Niche Regulation of HematopoiesisR01DK099528 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI Brendan A. Harley · 2014 to 2026
$4.0M
Synthetic manipulation of engineered perivascular nichesR01CA256481 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI HARLEY, BRENDAN A. · 2021 to 2025
$3.4M
Tissue microenvironment (TIMe) training programT32EB019944 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI BHARGAVA, ROHIT, GASKINS, REX · 2016 to 2025
$1.9M
Assembling granular stem cell niches using microdroplet hydrogelsR21DK131751 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI HARLEY, BRENDAN A. · 2021 to 2022
$289k
Gradient biomaterials to investigate niche regulation of hematopoiesisR56DK099528 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI HARLEY, BRENDAN A. · 2021 to 2021
$100k
Dynamics of autocrine and paracrine signaling domains in HSC maintenanceF31DK117514 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI GILCHRIST, AIDAN · 2019 to 2020
$91k
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, the Cancer Center at IllinoisDepartment of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignEN Horizon Europe Work Programme 2021-2022 101028216-Synmat For OrganoidsNCI NIH HHS R01 CA256481NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB019944NIDDK NIH HHS F31 DK117514NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK099528NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK131751NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK099528
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are the apical cells of the hematopoietic system, giving rise to cells of the blood and lymph lineages. HSCs reside primarily within bone marrow niches that contain matrix and cell-derived signals that help inform stem cell fate. Aspects of the bone marrow microenvironment have been captured in vitro by encapsulating cells within hydrogel matrices that mimic native mechanical and biochemical properties. Hydrogel microparticles, or microgels, are increasingly being used to assemble granular biomaterials for cell culture and noninvasive delivery applications. Here, we report the optimization of a gelatin maleimide hydrogel system to create monodisperse gelatin microgels via a flow-focusing microfluidic process. We report characteristic hydrogel stiffness, stability, and swelling characteristics as well as encapsulation of murine hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, and mesenchymal stem cells within microgels. Microgels support cell viability, confirming compatibility of the microfluidic encapsulation process with these sensitive bone marrow cell populations. Overall, this work presents a microgel-based gelatin maleimide hydrogel as a foundation for future development of a multicellular artificial bone marrow culture system.

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GelatinHematopoietic Stem CellsMaleimidesMicrogelsAnimalsCell EncapsulationCell SurvivalHydrogelsMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceGelatinHydrogelsmaleimideMaleimidesMicrogelsbone marrowgelatinhematopoietic stem cellmicrogel

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PMCPMC11464195

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