Core–shell hydrogel microcapsules enable formation of human pluripotent stem cell spheroids and their cultivation in a stirred bioreactor

Abstract Cellular therapies based on human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) offer considerable promise for treating numerous diseases including diabetes and end stage liver failure. Stem cell spheroids may be cultured in stirred bioreactors to scale up cell production to cell numbers relevant for use...

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Autores principales: Pouria Fattahi, Ali Rahimian, Michael Q. Slama, Kihak Gwon, Alan M. Gonzalez-Suarez, Jadon Wolf, Harihara Baskaran, Caden D. Duffy, Gulnaz Stybayeva, Quinn P. Peterson, Alexander Revzin
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:53e0a7662aba4e918a6dcc5423f605202021-12-02T13:26:32ZCore–shell hydrogel microcapsules enable formation of human pluripotent stem cell spheroids and their cultivation in a stirred bioreactor10.1038/s41598-021-85786-22045-2322https://doaj.org/article/53e0a7662aba4e918a6dcc5423f605202021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85786-2https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Cellular therapies based on human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) offer considerable promise for treating numerous diseases including diabetes and end stage liver failure. Stem cell spheroids may be cultured in stirred bioreactors to scale up cell production to cell numbers relevant for use in humans. Despite significant progress in bioreactor culture of stem cells, areas for improvement remain. In this study, we demonstrate that microfluidic encapsulation of hPSCs and formation of spheroids. A co-axial droplet microfluidic device was used to fabricate 400 μm diameter capsules with a poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel shell and an aqueous core. Spheroid formation was demonstrated for three hPSC lines to highlight broad utility of this encapsulation technology. In-capsule differentiation of stem cell spheroids into pancreatic β-cells in suspension culture was also demonstrated.Pouria FattahiAli RahimianMichael Q. SlamaKihak GwonAlan M. Gonzalez-SuarezJadon WolfHarihara BaskaranCaden D. DuffyGulnaz StybayevaQuinn P. PetersonAlexander RevzinNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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Pouria Fattahi
Ali Rahimian
Michael Q. Slama
Kihak Gwon
Alan M. Gonzalez-Suarez
Jadon Wolf
Harihara Baskaran
Caden D. Duffy
Gulnaz Stybayeva
Quinn P. Peterson
Alexander Revzin
Core–shell hydrogel microcapsules enable formation of human pluripotent stem cell spheroids and their cultivation in a stirred bioreactor
description Abstract Cellular therapies based on human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) offer considerable promise for treating numerous diseases including diabetes and end stage liver failure. Stem cell spheroids may be cultured in stirred bioreactors to scale up cell production to cell numbers relevant for use in humans. Despite significant progress in bioreactor culture of stem cells, areas for improvement remain. In this study, we demonstrate that microfluidic encapsulation of hPSCs and formation of spheroids. A co-axial droplet microfluidic device was used to fabricate 400 μm diameter capsules with a poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel shell and an aqueous core. Spheroid formation was demonstrated for three hPSC lines to highlight broad utility of this encapsulation technology. In-capsule differentiation of stem cell spheroids into pancreatic β-cells in suspension culture was also demonstrated.
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author Pouria Fattahi
Ali Rahimian
Michael Q. Slama
Kihak Gwon
Alan M. Gonzalez-Suarez
Jadon Wolf
Harihara Baskaran
Caden D. Duffy
Gulnaz Stybayeva
Quinn P. Peterson
Alexander Revzin
author_facet Pouria Fattahi
Ali Rahimian
Michael Q. Slama
Kihak Gwon
Alan M. Gonzalez-Suarez
Jadon Wolf
Harihara Baskaran
Caden D. Duffy
Gulnaz Stybayeva
Quinn P. Peterson
Alexander Revzin
author_sort Pouria Fattahi
title Core–shell hydrogel microcapsules enable formation of human pluripotent stem cell spheroids and their cultivation in a stirred bioreactor
title_short Core–shell hydrogel microcapsules enable formation of human pluripotent stem cell spheroids and their cultivation in a stirred bioreactor
title_full Core–shell hydrogel microcapsules enable formation of human pluripotent stem cell spheroids and their cultivation in a stirred bioreactor
title_fullStr Core–shell hydrogel microcapsules enable formation of human pluripotent stem cell spheroids and their cultivation in a stirred bioreactor
title_full_unstemmed Core–shell hydrogel microcapsules enable formation of human pluripotent stem cell spheroids and their cultivation in a stirred bioreactor
title_sort core–shell hydrogel microcapsules enable formation of human pluripotent stem cell spheroids and their cultivation in a stirred bioreactor
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/53e0a7662aba4e918a6dcc5423f60520
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