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  • Biomaterials Science
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Stem Cell Biology

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  • Artificial adipose tissue (AT) constructs are crucial for wound healing, tissue replacement, and in vitro modeling.
  • Clinical applications are limited by the lack of vascularization for construct maintenance and scalability.
  • Developing suitable materials is essential for advancing AT engineering.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a novel bacterial cellulose material (CBM) for adipogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs).
  • To assess the maintenance of differentiated adipocytes (diffASCs) and microvascular endothelial cells (mvECs) on CBM.
  • To investigate vascular-like structure formation in mono- and co-cultures using CBM.

Main Methods:

  • Human ASCs and mvECs were cultured on CBM and tissue culture polystyrene (TCPS).
  • Adipogenic differentiation and cell maintenance were assessed under defined conditions.
  • Vascular-like structure formation was analyzed in monocultures and co-cultures.

Main Results:

  • CBM slightly accelerated adipogenic differentiation compared to TCPS.
  • Cell maintenance on CBM was comparable to TCPS.
  • CBM promoted vascular-like structure formation in mvEC monocultures.
  • Vascular-like structures formed in co-cultures on both CBM and TCPS.

Conclusions:

  • CBM is a promising material for vascularized AT engineering.
  • It can support adipocyte differentiation and vascularization.
  • CBM may simplify and accelerate in vitro setups for engineered AT products.