期刊
JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
卷 164, 期 3, 页码 291-298出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2012.06.039
关键词
3D cell culture; Hepatocyte; Nanocellulose; Nanofiber; Plant-derived cellulose
资金
- Tekes-The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Academy of Finland [118650]
- EU-FP7 (LIV-ES project) [HEALTH-F5-2008-223317]
Over the recent years, various materials have been introduced as potential 3D cell culture scaffolds. These include protein extracts, peptide amphiphiles, and synthetic polymers. Hydrogel scaffolds without human or animal borne components or added bioactive components are preferred from the immunological point of view. Here we demonstrate that native nanofibrillar cellulose (NFC) hydrogels derived from the abundant plant sources provide the desired functionalities. We show 1) rheological properties that allow formation of a 3D scaffold in-situ after facile injection, 2) cellular biocompatibility without added growth factors, 3) cellular polarization, and 4) differentiation of human hepatic cell lines HepaRG and HepG2. At high shear stress, the aqueous NFC has small viscosity that supports injectability, whereas at low shear stress conditions the material is converted to an elastic gel. Due to the inherent biocompatibility without any additives, we conclude that NFC generates a feasible and sustained microenvironment for 3D cell culture for potential applications, such as drug and chemical testing, tissue engineering, and cell therapy. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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