Affiliation:
1. Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology PO Box 513 Eindhoven The Netherlands
2. Department of Biomedical Engineering Laboratory of Chemical Biology Eindhoven University of Technology PO Box 513 Eindhoven The Netherlands
3. Department of Biomedical Engineering Laboratory for Cell and Tissue Engineering Eindhoven University of Technology PO Box 513 Eindhoven The Netherlands
4. Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology PO Box 513 Eindhoven The Netherlands
Abstract
AbstractEpithelial cysts and organoids are multicellular hollow structures formed by correctly polarized epithelial cells. Important in steering these cysts from single cells is the dynamic regulation of extracellular matrix presented ligands, and matrix dynamics. Here, control over the effective ligand concentration is introduced, decoupled from bulk and local mechanical properties, in synthetic dynamic supramolecular hydrogels formed through noncovalent crosslinking of supramolecular fibers. Control over the effective ligand concentration is realized by 1) keeping the ligand concentration constant, but changing the concentration of nonfunctionalized molecules or by 2) varying the ligand concentration, while keeping the concentration of non‐functionalized molecules constant. The results show that in 2D, the effective ligand concentration within the supramolecular fibers rather than gel stiffness (from 0.1 to 8 kPa) regulates epithelial polarity. In 3D, increasing the effective ligand concentration from 0.5 × 10−3 to 2 × 10−3 m strengthens the effect of increased gel stiffness from 0.1 to 2 kPa, to synergistically yield more correctly polarized cysts. Through integrin manipulation, it is shown that epithelial polarity is regulated by tension‐based homeostasis between cells and matrix. The results reveal the effective ligand concentration as influential factor in regulating epithelial polarity and provide insights on engineering of synthetic biomaterials for cell and organoid culture.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,General Materials Science
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