Spatially controlled construction of assembloids using bioprinting

Abstract The biofabrication of three-dimensional (3D) tissues that recapitulate organ-specific architecture and function would benefit from temporal and spatial control of cell-cell interactions. Bioprinting, while potentially capable of achieving such control, is poorly suited to organoids with con...

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Main Authors: Julien G. Roth, Lucia G. Brunel, Michelle S. Huang, Yueming Liu, Betty Cai, Sauradeep Sinha, Fan Yang, Sergiu P. Pașca, Sungchul Shin, Sarah C. Heilshorn
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40006-5
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author Julien G. Roth
Lucia G. Brunel
Michelle S. Huang
Yueming Liu
Betty Cai
Sauradeep Sinha
Fan Yang
Sergiu P. Pașca
Sungchul Shin
Sarah C. Heilshorn
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Lucia G. Brunel
Michelle S. Huang
Yueming Liu
Betty Cai
Sauradeep Sinha
Fan Yang
Sergiu P. Pașca
Sungchul Shin
Sarah C. Heilshorn
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description Abstract The biofabrication of three-dimensional (3D) tissues that recapitulate organ-specific architecture and function would benefit from temporal and spatial control of cell-cell interactions. Bioprinting, while potentially capable of achieving such control, is poorly suited to organoids with conserved cytoarchitectures that are susceptible to plastic deformation. Here, we develop a platform, termed Spatially Patterned Organoid Transfer (SPOT), consisting of an iron-oxide nanoparticle laden hydrogel and magnetized 3D printer to enable the controlled lifting, transport, and deposition of organoids. We identify cellulose nanofibers as both an ideal biomaterial for encasing organoids with magnetic nanoparticles and a shear-thinning, self-healing support hydrogel for maintaining the spatial positioning of organoids to facilitate the generation of assembloids. We leverage SPOT to create precisely arranged assembloids composed of human pluripotent stem cell-derived neural organoids and patient-derived glioma organoids. In doing so, we demonstrate the potential for the SPOT platform to construct assembloids which recapitulate key developmental processes and disease etiologies.
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spelling doaj.art-ccf6740b904b407fbc10859b9fe7c2522023-07-23T11:18:47ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-07-0114111410.1038/s41467-023-40006-5Spatially controlled construction of assembloids using bioprintingJulien G. Roth0Lucia G. Brunel1Michelle S. Huang2Yueming Liu3Betty Cai4Sauradeep Sinha5Fan Yang6Sergiu P. Pașca7Sungchul Shin8Sarah C. Heilshorn9Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of MedicineDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Bioengineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Bioengineering, Stanford UniversityStanford Brain Organogenesis, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute & Bio-X, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityStanford Brain Organogenesis, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute & Bio-X, Stanford UniversityAbstract The biofabrication of three-dimensional (3D) tissues that recapitulate organ-specific architecture and function would benefit from temporal and spatial control of cell-cell interactions. Bioprinting, while potentially capable of achieving such control, is poorly suited to organoids with conserved cytoarchitectures that are susceptible to plastic deformation. Here, we develop a platform, termed Spatially Patterned Organoid Transfer (SPOT), consisting of an iron-oxide nanoparticle laden hydrogel and magnetized 3D printer to enable the controlled lifting, transport, and deposition of organoids. We identify cellulose nanofibers as both an ideal biomaterial for encasing organoids with magnetic nanoparticles and a shear-thinning, self-healing support hydrogel for maintaining the spatial positioning of organoids to facilitate the generation of assembloids. We leverage SPOT to create precisely arranged assembloids composed of human pluripotent stem cell-derived neural organoids and patient-derived glioma organoids. In doing so, we demonstrate the potential for the SPOT platform to construct assembloids which recapitulate key developmental processes and disease etiologies.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40006-5
spellingShingle Julien G. Roth
Lucia G. Brunel
Michelle S. Huang
Yueming Liu
Betty Cai
Sauradeep Sinha
Fan Yang
Sergiu P. Pașca
Sungchul Shin
Sarah C. Heilshorn
Spatially controlled construction of assembloids using bioprinting
Nature Communications
title Spatially controlled construction of assembloids using bioprinting
title_full Spatially controlled construction of assembloids using bioprinting
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title_full_unstemmed Spatially controlled construction of assembloids using bioprinting
title_short Spatially controlled construction of assembloids using bioprinting
title_sort spatially controlled construction of assembloids using bioprinting
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40006-5
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