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JOURNAL OF TISSUE ENGINEERING
Volume 8, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/2041731417730467
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Macromolecular crowding; extracellular matrix; cell-derived matrix; decellularization; in vitro
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Biomimetic microenvironments are key components to successful cell culture and tissue engineering in vitro. One of the most accurate biomimetic microenvironments is that made by the cells themselves. Cell-made microenvironments are most similar to the in vivo state as they are cell-specific and produced by the actual cells which reside in that specific microenvironment. However, cell-made microenvironments have been challenging to re-create in vitro due to the lack of extracellular matrix composition, volume and complexity which are required. By applying macromolecular crowding to current cell culture protocols, cell-made microenvironments, or cell-derived matrices, can be generated at significant rates in vitro. In this review, we will examine the causes and effects of macromolecular crowding and how it has been applied in several in vitro systems including tissue engineering.
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