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ArticleLab on a chip2025

Accelerated maturation of branched organoids confined in collagen droplets.

Iris Ruider, Anna Pastucha, Marion K Raich, Wentao Xu, Yan Liu, Maximilian Reichert, David Weitz, Andreas R Bausch

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8 authors.

Iris RuiderDepartment of Bioscience, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Heinz Nixdorf Chair in Biophysical Engineering of Living Matter, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany. abausch@tum.de.ORCID 0009-0006-6418-7582
Anna PastuchaDepartment of Bioscience, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Heinz Nixdorf Chair in Biophysical Engineering of Living Matter, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany. abausch@tum.de.
Marion K RaichDepartment of Bioscience, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Heinz Nixdorf Chair in Biophysical Engineering of Living Matter, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany. abausch@tum.de.ORCID 0009-0008-2500-4928
Wentao XuJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.
Yan LiuJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.
Maximilian ReichertCenter for Functional Protein Assemblies (CPA), Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany.
David WeitzJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6678-5208
Andreas R BauschDepartment of Bioscience, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Heinz Nixdorf Chair in Biophysical Engineering of Living Matter, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany. abausch@tum.de.ORCID 0000-0002-4608-9544

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Droplet-based organoid culture offers several advantages over conventional bulk organoid culture, such as improved yield, reproducibility, and throughput. However, organoids grown in droplets typically display only a spherical geometry and lack the intricate structural complexity found in native tissue. By incorporating singularised pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells into collagen droplets, we achieve the growth of branched structures, indicating a more complex interaction with the surrounding hydrogel. A comparison of organoid growth in droplets of different diameters showed that while geometrical confinement improves organoid homogeneity, it also impairs the formation of more complex organoid morphologies. Thus, only in 750 μm diameter collagen droplets did we achieve the consistent growth of highly branched structures with a morphology closely resembling the structural complexity achieved in traditional bulk organoid culture. Moreover, our analysis of organoid morphology and transcriptomic data suggests an accelerated maturation of organoids cultured in collagen droplets, highlighting a shift in developmental timing compared to traditional systems.

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Cell Culture TechniquesCollagenOrganoidsCell Line, TumorHumansHydrogelsCollagenHydrogels

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PMID40833685
PMCPMC12366776

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