期刊
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
卷 9, 期 31, 页码 25717-25730出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b05536
关键词
direct laser writing; two photon polymerization; microstructures; 3D culture platform; neurons; orientation of neurites
资金
- TEKES (Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) Human Spare Parts project
- Finnish Cultural Foundation [00141012, 00140325, 00150312]
- Academy of Finland [267471]
- Paulo Foundation
- Academy of Finland (AKA) [267471, 267471] Funding Source: Academy of Finland (AKA)
As the complex structure of nervous tissue cannot be mimicked in two-dimensional (2D) cultures, the development of three-dimensional (3D) neuronal cell culture platforms is a topical issue in the field of neuroscience and neural tissue engineering. Computer-assisted laser-based fabrication techniques such as direct laser writing by two-photon polymerization (2PP-DLW) offer a versatile tool to fabricate 3D cell culture platforms with highly ordered geometries in the size scale of natural 3D cell environments. In this study, we present the design and 2PP-DLW fabrication process of a novel 3D neuronal cell culture platform based on tubular microtowers. The platform facilitates efficient long-term 3D culturing of human neuronal cells and supports neurite orientation and 3D network formation. Microtower designs both with or without intraluminal guidance cues and/or openings in the tower wall are designed and successfully fabricated from Ormocomp. Three of the microtower designs are chosen for the final culture platform: a design with openings in the wall and intralumial guidance cues (webs and pillars), a design with openings but without intraluminal structures, and a plain cylinder design. The proposed culture platform offers a promising concept for future 3D cultures in the field of neuroscience.
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