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    • Biomaterials Science
    • Regenerative Medicine
    • Immunology

    Background:

    • Cellular therapies, like beta cell transplantation for Type 1 diabetes, offer durable disease alleviation.
    • Porous scaffolds support cell distribution and implantation but can trigger foreign body responses (FBR).
    • Scaffold geometric features influence FBR, yet the impact of pore-connecting rung thickness is understudied.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the effect of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) rung thickness in 3D-printed scaffolds on FBR.
    • To determine the optimal scaffold geometry for improving islet transplantation outcomes.

    Main Methods:

    • Fabrication of 3D-printed PDMS scaffolds with varying rung thicknesses (150–300 µm) but consistent pore sizes.
    • Biocompatibility assessment in a mouse model via transplantation.
    • Spatio-proteomic analysis to evaluate host immune and fibrotic responses.
    • Evaluation of optimized scaffolds in rat syngeneic and allogeneic islet transplant models.

    Main Results:

    • Thicker PDMS rungs significantly increased intra-device fibrosis and altered macrophage and adaptive immune cell markers.
    • Optimized scaffold geometry, identified through biocompatibility screening, demonstrated improved efficacy and stability in allogeneic islet transplantation.
    • Compared to non-optimized scaffolds, 3D-printed designs with optimized features yielded superior transplant outcomes.

    Conclusions:

    • Specific geometric features of biomaterial scaffolds critically influence FBR and transplant success.
    • PDMS rung thickness is a key parameter that can modulate fibrotic responses to implants.
    • Optimized 3D-printed scaffolds hold promise for enhancing the efficacy and stability of cell transplantation therapies.