Polysaccharide-Based Hydrogels for Microencapsulation of Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

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Norfadhilatuladha Abdullah¹  Si-Yuen Lee²  Muzaimi Mustapha³  Jingyi Ma⁴  Nik Nur Farisha Nik Md Noordin Kahar⁵  Zuratul Ain Abdul Hamid⁵  Tze Sean Khoo⁶ 

[1] Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia;

[2] Department of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Malaysia;

[3] Department of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Malaysia;

[4] Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore;

[5] School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal, Malaysia;

[6] UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute, National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia;

关键词: polysaccharide hydrogels;    stem cells;    microencapsulation;    regenerative medicine;    cell delivery;    disease modeling;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fbioe.2021.735090

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Stem cell-based therapy appears as a promising strategy to induce regeneration of damaged and diseased tissues. However, low survival, poor engraftment and a lack of site-specificity are major drawbacks. Polysaccharide hydrogels can address these issues and offer several advantages as cell delivery vehicles. They have become very popular due to their unique properties such as high-water content, biocompatibility, biodegradability and flexibility. Polysaccharide polymers can be physically or chemically crosslinked to construct biomimetic hydrogels. Their resemblance to living tissues mimics the native three-dimensional extracellular matrix and supports stem cell survival, proliferation and differentiation. Given the intricate nature of communication between hydrogels and stem cells, understanding their interaction is crucial. Cells are incorporated with polysaccharide hydrogels using various microencapsulation techniques, allowing generation of more relevant models and further enhancement of stem cell therapies. This paper provides a comprehensive review of human stem cells and polysaccharide hydrogels most used in regenerative medicine. The recent and advanced stem cell microencapsulation techniques, which include extrusion, emulsion, lithography, microfluidics, superhydrophobic surfaces and bioprinting, are described. This review also discusses current progress in clinical translation of stem-cell encapsulated polysaccharide hydrogels for cell delivery and disease modeling (drug testing and discovery) with focuses on musculoskeletal, nervous, cardiac and cancerous tissues.

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