The Emerging Role of Decellularized Plant-Based Scaffolds as a New Biomaterial

The decellularization of plant-based biomaterials to generate tissue-engineered substitutes or in vitro cellular models has significantly increased in recent years. These vegetal tissues can be sourced from plant leaves and stems or fruits and vegetables, making them a low-cost, accessible, and sust...

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Autores principales: Ashlee F. Harris, Jerome Lacombe, Frederic Zenhausern
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3b890d32637b4e44893990f49b80ce832021-11-25T17:55:36ZThe Emerging Role of Decellularized Plant-Based Scaffolds as a New Biomaterial10.3390/ijms2222123471422-00671661-6596https://doaj.org/article/3b890d32637b4e44893990f49b80ce832021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/22/12347https://doaj.org/toc/1661-6596https://doaj.org/toc/1422-0067The decellularization of plant-based biomaterials to generate tissue-engineered substitutes or in vitro cellular models has significantly increased in recent years. These vegetal tissues can be sourced from plant leaves and stems or fruits and vegetables, making them a low-cost, accessible, and sustainable resource from which to generate three-dimensional scaffolds. Each construct is distinct, representing a wide range of architectural and mechanical properties as well as innate vasculature networks. Based on the rapid rise in interest, this review aims to detail the current state of the art and presents the future challenges and perspectives of these unique biomaterials. First, we consider the different existing decellularization techniques, including chemical, detergent-free, enzymatic, and supercritical fluid approaches that are used to generate such scaffolds and examine how these protocols can be selected based on plant cellularity. We next examine strategies for cell seeding onto the plant-derived constructs and the importance of the different functionalization methods used to assist in cell adhesion and promote cell viability. Finally, we discuss how their structural features, such as inherent vasculature, porosity, morphology, and mechanical properties (i.e., stiffness, elasticity, etc.) position plant-based scaffolds as a unique biomaterial and drive their use for specific downstream applications. The main challenges in the field are presented throughout the discussion, and future directions are proposed to help improve the development and use of vegetal constructs in biomedical research.Ashlee F. HarrisJerome LacombeFrederic ZenhausernMDPI AGarticleplant-based scaffoldsbiomaterialtissue engineeringcellulosedecellularizationBiology (General)QH301-705.5ChemistryQD1-999ENInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 12347, p 12347 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic plant-based scaffolds
biomaterial
tissue engineering
cellulose
decellularization
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle plant-based scaffolds
biomaterial
tissue engineering
cellulose
decellularization
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
Ashlee F. Harris
Jerome Lacombe
Frederic Zenhausern
The Emerging Role of Decellularized Plant-Based Scaffolds as a New Biomaterial
description The decellularization of plant-based biomaterials to generate tissue-engineered substitutes or in vitro cellular models has significantly increased in recent years. These vegetal tissues can be sourced from plant leaves and stems or fruits and vegetables, making them a low-cost, accessible, and sustainable resource from which to generate three-dimensional scaffolds. Each construct is distinct, representing a wide range of architectural and mechanical properties as well as innate vasculature networks. Based on the rapid rise in interest, this review aims to detail the current state of the art and presents the future challenges and perspectives of these unique biomaterials. First, we consider the different existing decellularization techniques, including chemical, detergent-free, enzymatic, and supercritical fluid approaches that are used to generate such scaffolds and examine how these protocols can be selected based on plant cellularity. We next examine strategies for cell seeding onto the plant-derived constructs and the importance of the different functionalization methods used to assist in cell adhesion and promote cell viability. Finally, we discuss how their structural features, such as inherent vasculature, porosity, morphology, and mechanical properties (i.e., stiffness, elasticity, etc.) position plant-based scaffolds as a unique biomaterial and drive their use for specific downstream applications. The main challenges in the field are presented throughout the discussion, and future directions are proposed to help improve the development and use of vegetal constructs in biomedical research.
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Frederic Zenhausern
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title The Emerging Role of Decellularized Plant-Based Scaffolds as a New Biomaterial
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