• 文献标题:   In Situ Formation of 3D Conductive and Cell-Laden Graphene Hydrogel for Electrically Regulating Cellular Behavior
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHEN XL, RANJAN VD, LIU SJ, LIANG YN, LIM JSK, CHEN H, HU X, ZHANG YL
  • 作者关键词:   cell differentiation, electrically conductive, graphene oxide, hydrogel, polydopamine, polyvinyl alcohol, tissue engineering
  • 出版物名称:   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE
  • ISSN:   1616-5187 EI 1616-5195
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  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1002/mabi.202000374 EA FEB 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Electroconductive and injectable hydrogels are attracting increasing attention owing to the needs of electrically induced regulation of cell behavior, tissue engineering of electroactive tissues, and achieving minimum invasiveness during tissue repair. In this study, a novel in situ formed 3D conductive and cell-laden hydrogel is developed, which can be broadly used in bioprinting, tissue engineering, neuroengineering etc. An instantaneous, uniform spatial distribution and encapsulation of cells can be achieved as a result of hydrogen bonding induced hydrogel formation. Particularly, the cell-laden hydrogel can be easily obtained by simply mixing and shaking the polydopamine (PDA) functionalized rGO (rGO-PDA) with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) solution containing cells. Graphene oxide is reduced and functionalized by dopamine to restore the electrical conductivity, while simultaneously enhancing both hydrophilicity and biocompatibility of reduced graphene oxide. In vitro culture of PC12 cells within the cell-laden hydrogel demonstrates its biocompatibility, noncytotoxicity as well as the ability to support long-term cell growth and proliferation. Enhanced neuronal differentiation is also observed, both with and without electrical stimulation. Overall, this 3D conductive, cell-laden hydrogel holds great promise as potential platform for tissue engineering of electroactive tissues.