resumo
Extracellular matrix and protein-based biomaterials emerge as attractive sources to produce scaffolds due to their great properties regarding biocompatibility and bioactivity. In addition, there are concerns regarding the use of animal-derived supplements in cell culture not only due to the risk of transmission of xenogeneic contaminants and antigens but also due to ethical issues associated with collection methods. Herein, a novel human protein-derived porous scaffold produced from platelet lysates (PL) as platform for xeno-free 3D cell culture has been proposed. Human PL are chemically modified with methacryloyl groups (PLMA) to make them photocrosslinkable and used as precursor material to produce PLMA-based sponges. The herein reported human-based sponges have highly tunable morphology and mechanical properties, with an internal porous structure and Young's modulus dependent on the concentration of the polymer. Human adipose-derived stem cells (hASCs) are cultured on top of PLMA sponges to validate their use for 3D cell culture in xeno-free conditions. After 14 days hASCs remained viable, and results show that cells are able to proliferate during time even in the absence of animal-derived supplementation. This study reveals for the first time that such scaffolds can be promising platforms for culture of human cells avoiding the use of any animal-derived supplement.
palavras-chave
REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; BIOMATERIALS; FABRICATION; SERUM; EXPANSION; SPONGES; ORIGIN
categoria
Engineering; Science & Technology - Other Topics; Materials Science
autores
Santos SC, Custódio CA, Mano JF
nossos autores
Catarina de Almeida Custódio
Investigador Auxiliar
João Mano
Vice-Diretor
Sara Catarina Nunes da Silva Santos
Estudante de doutoramentoProjectos
Hidrogéis de Lisados de Plaquetas para Regeneração do Miocárdio (BEAT)
Collaboratory for Emerging Technologies, CoLab (EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES)
CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials (UIDB/50011/2020)
CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials (UIDP/50011/2020)
Associated Laboratory CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials (LA/P/0006/2020)
agradecimentos
The authors would like to acknowledge funding support from FundacAo da Ciencia e Tecnologia through the project BEAT (PTDC/BTMMAT/30869/2017), the doctoral grant SFRH/BD/144520/2019, the individual contract 2020.01647.CEECIND, and CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, UIDB/50011/2020, UIDP/50011/2020 & LA/P/0006/2020. The authors also acknowledge IMICROS - Unidade de imagem, microestrutura e microanalise at Centro de Materiais da Universidade do Porto for CryoSEM analysis.