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Area of Science:

  • Biomaterials Engineering
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Biomedical Microdevices

Background:

  • Cell-laden microgels are crucial for constructing organized multicellular structures and tissue features.
  • Existing methods for tailoring microgels lack modularity, versatility, and high-throughput capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel, modular, versatile, and high-throughput platform for manipulating microscale hydrogel droplets.
  • To fabricate cell-laden microgels using bioinspired microstructures for advanced tissue engineering applications.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of catcher-like bioinspired microstructures based on antenna-like trichomes.
  • Manipulation of hydrogel droplets using these microstructures for modular microgel assembly.
  • Compatibility testing with various hydrogel cross-linking chemistries (photo-, thermal-, ion-).

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated modular manipulation of cell-laden microgels as discrete units.
  • Showcased the ability to assemble multiple microgels on a single structure and different structures on a chip.
  • Successfully constructed myocardial fibrosis tissue models for cardiac fibrosis studies.

Conclusions:

  • The developed platform offers a powerful tool for engineering diverse in vitro tissue models.
  • This approach enhances modularity, versatility, and throughput in cell-laden microgel fabrication.
  • The platform holds significant potential for widespread biomedical applications in tissue engineering.