Author:
Klaas Mariliis,Möll Kaidi,Mäemets-Allas Kristina,Loog Mart,Järvekülg Martin,Jaks Viljar
Abstract
AbstractSolution blow spinning (SBS) has recently emerged as a novel method that can produce nano- and microfiber structures suitable for tissue engineering. Gelatin is an excellent precursor for SBS as it is derived mainly from collagens that are abundant in natural extracellular matrices. Here we report, for the first time the successful generation of 3D thermally crosslinked preforms by using SBS from porcine gelatin. These SBS mats were shown to have three-dimensional fibrous porous structure similar to that of mammalian tissue extracellular matrix. In pharma industry, there is an urgent need for adequate 3D liver tissue models that could be used in high throughput setting for drug screening and to assess drug induced liver injury. We used SBS mats as culturing substrates for human hepatocytes to create an array of 3D human liver tissue equivalents in 96-well format. The SBS mats were highly cytocompatible, facilitated the induction of hepatocyte specific CYP gene expression in response to common medications, and supported the maintenance of hepatocyte differentiation and polarization status in long term cultures for more than 3 weeks. Together, our results show that SBS-generated gelatin scaffolds are a simple and efficient platform for use in vitro for drug testing applications.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Cited by
10 articles.
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