ArticleNature communications2025
Bioprinting of bespoke islet-specific niches to promote maturation of stem cell-derived islets.
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- Biofabrication for spatial control of multiscale biological crosstalk in tissue models.npj biomedical innovations · 2026Review
- Chamber-Specific Decellularized Extracellular Matrices Differentially Modulate Cardiomyocyte Subtypes to Drive Engineered Heart Tissue Development and Function.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Article
- Engineering the oxygen microenvironment for pancreatic islet transplants.NPJ Regenerative medicine · 2026Review
- Bioengineering Pancreatic Organoids and iPSC-Derived β-Cells for Diabetes: Materials, Devices, and Translational Challenges.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Pancreatic tissue engineering: towards a vascularized bioengineered cure for diabetes.Frontiers in transplantation · 2026Review
- Biomaterials in organoid research: current state and future directions.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Vascularization of Human Pancreatic Islets With Adaptive Endothelial Cells for In Vitro Analysis and In Vivo Transplantation.Bio-protocol · 2025Article
- Advancements in photobiomodulation for generating functional beta cells from adipose derived stem cells in 3D culture: a comprehensive review.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Review
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- Light-activated decellularized extracellular matrix-based bioinks for enhanced mechanical integrity.Materials today. Bio · 2025Review
- Stem cell strategies for cell replacement therapy in endocrine diseases.Cell transplantationReview
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Abstract
Pancreatic islets are densely packed cellular aggregates containing various hormonal cell types essential for blood glucose regulation. Interactions among these cells markedly affect the glucoregulatory functions of islets along with the surrounding niche and pancreatic tissue-specific geometrical organization. However, stem cell (SC)-derived islets generated in vitro often lack the three-dimensional extracellular microenvironment and peri-vasculature, which leads to the immaturity of SC-derived islets, reducing their ability to detect glucose fluctuations and insulin release. Here, we bioengineer the in vivo-like pancreatic niches by optimizing the combination of pancreatic tissue-specific extracellular matrix and basement membrane proteins and utilizing bioprinting-based geometrical guidance to recreate the spatial pattern of islet peripheries. The bioprinted islet-specific niche promotes coordinated interactions between islets and vasculature, supporting structural and functional features resembling native islets. Our strategy not only improves SC-derived islet functionality but also offers significant potential for advancing research on islet development, maturation, and diabetic disease modeling, with future implications for translational applications.
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