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  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Cell Biology

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  • Developing physiologically relevant in vitro bone models is crucial for drug discovery and regenerative medicine.
  • Reproducing osteogenesis (bone formation) without biochemical induction remains a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a scalable, bioinstructive microparticle platform that induces mesenchymal stem cell osteogenesis via topography-mediated mechanotransduction.
  • To demonstrate the potential of precision-engineered biomaterials for additive-free in vitro modeling.

Main Methods:

  • Engineered 3D surface topographies on microparticles using two-photon polymerization lithography.
  • Utilized RNA-Seq and signaling analyses to elucidate the osteogenic mechanism.
  • Investigated topography-mediated mechanotransduction in the absence of exogenous additives.

Main Results:

  • Engineered 3D topographies successfully induced mesenchymal stem cell osteogenesis.
  • Identified a mechanistic pathway involving cytoskeletal reorganization, Hedgehog signaling (GLI1), RUNX2, SOX9, and IGF-II.
  • Demonstrated graded GLI1 expression in response to tunable 3D topography dimensions.

Conclusions:

  • The bioinstructive microparticle platform provides a scalable and modular strategy for reproducible control of cell fate.
  • This approach enables additive-free, standardized bone models for in vitro research and regenerative medicine applications.