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ArticleBiotechnology journal2026

Enhancing the Scalable Manufacturing of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Dynamic Culture Using Bioactive Heparin/Collagen Layer-by-Layer Coated Microcarriers.

Justin Putman, Varsha Karunakaran, Roaa Hadi, Luis Pinzon-Herrera, Thallapuranam Krishnaswamy Suresh Kumar, Younghye Song, Jorge Almodovar

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Justin PutmanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA.
Varsha KarunakaranDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA.
Roaa HadiCell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA.
Luis Pinzon-HerreraDepartment of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Thallapuranam Krishnaswamy Suresh KumarDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7574-3226
Younghye SongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8391-7556
Jorge AlmodovarDepartment of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1151-3878

Funding

Unraveling Gene-Environment Interactions Shaping Metabolism: A Multi-Omics Analysis in DrosophilaP20GM139768 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FAYETTEVILLE · PI Joanna Fiddler · 2021 to 2026
$17.0M
National Science Foundation 2051582NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM139768NIH HHS P20GM139768
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Expansion of human mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) remains a bottleneck during manufacturing, where high cell yields must be achieved without compromising quality. Microcarriers provide elevated surface areas but often rely on synthetic materials. Here we use heparin/collagen Layer-by-Layer (LbL) coatings on microcarriers to enhance dynamic hMSC culture. HMSCs were cultured on LbL-coated and untreated microcarriers in up to 500 mL flasks, and were assessed over time, up to 18 days across three seeding densities (2600-20,000 cells/cm

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Cell Culture TechniquesCollagenHeparinMesenchymal Stem CellsCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCoated Materials, BiocompatibleHumansCoated Materials, BiocompatibleCollagenHeparincollagendynamic cultureheparinhMSCslayer‐by‐layer coatingmicrocarriers

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PMID42745639
PMCPMC13579213

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