Direct Mechanical Stimulation of Stem Cells: A Beating Electromechanically Active Scaffold for Cardiac Tissue EngineeringShow others and affiliations
2016 (English)In: Advanced Healthcare Materials, ISSN 2192-2640, E-ISSN 2192-2659, Vol. 5, no 12, p. 1471-1480Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Abstract [en]
The combination of stem cell therapy with a supportive scaffold is a promising approach to improving cardiac tissue engineering. Stem cell therapy can be used to repair nonfunctioning heart tissue and achieve myocardial regeneration, and scaffold materials can be utilized in order to successfully deliver and support stem cells in vivo. Current research describes passive scaffold materials; here an electroactive scaffold that provides electrical, mechanical, and topographical cues to induced human pluripotent stem cells (iPS) is presented. The poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) fiber scaffold coated with conductive polymer polypyrrole (PPy) is capable of delivering direct electrical and mechanical stimulation to the iPS. The electroactive scaffolds demonstrate no cytotoxic effects on the iPS as well as an increased expression of cardiac markers for both stimulated and unstimulated protocols. This study demonstrates the first application of PPy as a supportive electroactive material for iPS and the first development of a fiber scaffold capable of dynamic mechanical actuation.
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Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2016. Vol. 5, no 12, p. 1471-1480
Keywords [en]
actuators; conductive polymers; scaffolds; stem cells; tissue engineering
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Biophysics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-130427DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201600307ISI: 000379550400010PubMedID: 27126086OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-130427DiVA, id: diva2:951182
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Funding Agencies|Linkoping University, Integrative Regenerative Medicine (IGEN) Center; Swedish Research Council [VR-2014-3079]; COST-Action [MP1003]; Knut och Alice Wallenberg Commemorative Fund; GeCONiI [POIG.02.03.01-24-099/13]; European Research Agency
2016-08-072016-08-052025-02-20Bibliographically approved