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ArticlePharmaceutics2024

A Novel Hydrogel Sponge for Three-Dimensional Cell Culture.

Sara Baldassari, Mengying Yan, Giorgia Ailuno, Guendalina Zuccari, Anna Maria Bassi, Stefania Vernazza, Sara Tirendi, Sara Ferrando, Antonio Comite, Giuliana Drava and 1 more

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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11 authors.

Sara BaldassariDepartment of Pharmacy (DIFAR), University of Genoa, 16148 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4602-6954
Mengying YanThe Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8734-824X
Giorgia AilunoDepartment of Pharmacy (DIFAR), University of Genoa, 16148 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2234-1805
Guendalina ZuccariDepartment of Pharmacy (DIFAR), University of Genoa, 16148 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9868-6199
Anna Maria BassiDepartment of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4633-4298
Stefania VernazzaDepartment of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
Sara TirendiDepartment of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
Sara FerrandoLaboratory of Comparative Anatomy, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Life Sciences (DISTAV), University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5781-9709
Antonio ComiteDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry (DCCI), University of Genoa, 16146 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0321-5915
Giuliana DravaDepartment of Pharmacy (DIFAR), University of Genoa, 16148 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8488-9905
Gabriele CaviglioliDepartment of Pharmacy (DIFAR), University of Genoa, 16148 Genoa, Italy.

Funding

Compagnia di San Paolo 120070
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesThree-dimensional (3D) cell culture technologies allow us to overcome the constraints of two-dimensional methods in different fields like biochemistry and cell biology and in pharmaceutical in vitro tests. In this study, a novel 3D hydrogel sponge scaffold, composed of a crosslinked polyacrylic acid forming a porous matrix, has been developed and characterized.

methodsThe scaffold was obtained via an innovative procedure involving thermal treatment followed by a salt-leaching step on a matrix-containing polymer along with a gas-forming agent. Based on experimental design for mixtures, a series of formulations were prepared to study the effect of the three components (polyacrylic acid, NaHCO

resultsThe hydrogel scaffolds obtained show high porosity and good optical transparency and mechanical resistance. The scaffolds were successfully employed to culture several cell lines for more than 20 days.

conclusionsThe developed scaffolds could be an important tool, as such or with a specific coating, to obtain a more predictive cellular response to evaluate drugs in preclinical studies or for testing chemical compounds, biocides and cosmetics, thus reducing animal testing.

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3D cell culturecancer cell culturedrug testinghydrogel spongepolyacrylicscaffoldthermal treatment

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PMID39458670
PMCPMC11511160

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