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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2026

Engineering Extracellular Vesicle Production Through Magnetic Ion Channel Activation for Bone Regeneration.

Afeesh Rajan Unnithan, Kenny Man, Kritika, Lee A Gethings, Christopher J Hughes, Alicia Keenan, Liam Heaney, Sophie C Cox, Owen G Davies, Alicia J El Haj

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Afeesh Rajan UnnithanCentre for Pharmaceutical Engineering Science, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Lifesciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0795-1613
Kenny ManDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Special Dental Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7946-9375
KritikaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
Lee A GethingsWaters Corporation, Wilmslow, UK.
Christopher J HughesWaters Corporation, Wilmslow, UK.
Alicia KeenanSchool of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
Liam HeaneySchool of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
Sophie C CoxSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Owen G DaviesSchool of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
Alicia J El HajHealthcare Technologies Institute, Institute of Translational Medicine, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

Funding

ERC Dynaceutics 789119EU Horizon 2020 MSCA-RISE 101008041University of Birmingham NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone disorders represent a significant global health challenge. Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) are emerging as a promising nanotherapeutic approach for bone regeneration, addressing the translation barriers associated with cell-based therapies. Despite their immense potential, the clinical application of EVs is limited by low production yields and inconsistent quality. Magnetic Ion Channel Activation (MICA) leverages remote magnetic fields to stimulate mechano-sensitive ion channels through magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs). This study explores the potential of utilising MICA to enhance the production yield and therapeutic efficacy of EVs for bone regeneration. The findings demonstrate that MICA significantly increased the production yield of EVs from MC3T3 pre-osteoblasts compared to magnetic stimulation or TREK1 functionalised graphene oxide- -GOMNP particles alone. The obtained EVs exhibited typical size distribution, morphology, and EV protein expression, consistent with nano-sized vesicles. Furthermore, MICA/TREK EVs treatment considerably enhanced human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs) osteogenic differentiation and mineralization compared to EVs derived from MICA, TREK, or untreated groups. Proteomics analysis revealed the enrichment of proteins involved in mechanotransduction and osteogenic differentiation within MICA/TREK EVs. In summary, these findings highlight the substantial potential of MICA as a platform to enhance the scalable production and therapeutic application of pro-regenerative EVs for bone augmentation strategies.

Indexed as

Bone RegenerationExtracellular VesiclesIon ChannelsMagnetite NanoparticlesAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell LineHumansMagnetic FieldsMechanotransduction, CellularMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceOsteoblastsOsteogenesisIon ChannelsMagnetite Nanoparticlesbioengineeringextracellular vesiclesmagnetic nanoparticlesmechanotransductionnanomedicineosteogenesis

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PMID41797444
PMCPMC13176524

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