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Laser bioprinting of human induced pluripotent stem cells-the effect of printing and biomaterials on cell survival, pluripotency, and differentiation

Journal

BIOFABRICATION
Volume 10, Issue 3, Pages -

Publisher

IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/aab981

Keywords

bioprinting; cell pinting; laser-induced forward transfer; induced pluripotent stem cells; iPSCs; hyaluronic acid

Funding

  1. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [REBIRTH EXC62/3, ZW64/4-1, KFO311-ZW64/7-1]
  2. Biofabrication for NIFE project (Land Niedersachsen/Volkswagen-Stiftung)
  3. German Ministry for Education and Science (BMBF) [13N14086, 01EK1601A, 01EK1602A]
  4. StemBANCC (Innovative Medicines Initiative joint undertaking) [115439-2]
  5. European Union
  6. EFPIA
  7. TECH-NOBEAT (European Union) [668724]

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Research on human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) is one of the fastest growing fields in biomedicine. Generated from patient's own somatic cells, hiPSCs can be differentiated towards all functional cell types and returned to the patient without immunological concerns. 3D printing of hiPSCs could enable the generation of functional organs for replacement therapies or realization of organ-on-chip systems for individualized medicine. Printing of living cells was demonstrated with immortalized cell lines, primary cells, and adult stem cells with different printing technologies and biomaterials. However, hiPSCs are more sensitive to handling procedures, in particular, when dissociated into single cells. Both pluripotency and directed differentiation are influenced by numerous environmental factors including culture media, biomaterials, and cell density. Notably, existing literature on the effect of applied biomaterials on pluripotency is rather ambiguous. In this study, laser bioprinting of undifferentiated hiPSCs in combination with different biomaterials was performed and the impact on cells' behavior, pluripotency, and differentiation was investigated. Our findings suggest that hiPSCs are indeed more sensitive to the applied biomaterials, but not to laser printing itself. With appropriate biomaterials, such as the hyaluronic acid based solutions applied in this study, hiPSCs can be successfully laser printed without losing their pluripotency.

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