3D culture of bone-derived cells immobilised in alginate following light-triggered gelation

Smith, Alan M., Harris, Jonathan J., Shelton, Richard M. and Perrie, Yvonne (2007) 3D culture of bone-derived cells immobilised in alginate following light-triggered gelation. Journal of Controlled Release, 119 (1). pp. 94-101. ISSN 0168-3659

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Abstract

Photoreactive liposomes have been exploited as a means of developing 3D tissue constructs. Liposomes formulated using the photosensitive lipid 1,2-bis(4-(n-butyl)phenylazo-4′phenylbutyroyl)phosphatidylcholine (Bis Azo PC), which undergoes conformational change on stimulation with long wavelength ultraviolet light, were prepared with entrapped CaCl2 before being incorporated into a 4% alginate solution. It was shown that stimulation of the photosensitive lipid using a light emitting diode (LED) (peak emission at 385 nm, dose equivalent to 9 mJ/cm2) caused the release of liposome entrapped CaCl2, resulting in cross-linking of the alginate solution and immobilisation of bone derived cells over a range of seeding densities, approximately 97% of which remained viable for periods of up to 14 days in culture. Entrapment volumes of a variety of liposome types were evaluated and interdigitating fusion vesicles were identified as having the highest payload (24%), however the inclusion of cholesterol as a means of shifting Bis Azo PC sensitivity into the visible light wavelengths resulted in an approximately 10-fold reduction in calcium entrapment. This application of light-sensitised liposomes offers the potential to create complex tissue engineering substrates containing cells immobilised in precise locations, in contrast with substrates onto which cells are seeded post production.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QD Chemistry R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Schools:	School of Applied Sciences
Depositing User:	Alan Smith
Date Deposited:	21 Mar 2011 16:55
Last Modified:	18 Dec 2016 09:36
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/9880

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