1. Department of Biomechatronic Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea. 2. Biomedical Institute for Convergence at SKKU (BICS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea. *These authors contributed equally to this manuscript.
✉ Corresponding author: GeunHyung Kim, E-mail: gkimbmeedu; Tel.: +82-31-290-7828.
Citation:
Chae S, Hong J, Hwangbo H, Kim G. The utility of biomedical scaffolds laden with spheroids in various tissue engineering applications. Theranostics 2021; 11(14):6818-6832. doi:10.7150/thno.58421. https://www.thno.org/v11p6818.htm
A spheroid is a complex, spherical cellular aggregate supporting cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions in an environment that mimics the real-world situation. In terms of tissue engineering, spheroids are important building blocks that replace two-dimensional cell cultures. Spheroids replicate tissue physiological activities. The use of spheroids with/without scaffolds yields structures that engage in desired activities and replicate the complicated geometry of three-dimensional tissues. In this mini-review, we describe conventional and novel methods by which scaffold-free and scaffolded spheroids may be fabricated and discuss their applications in tissue regeneration and future perspectives.
Chae, S., Hong, J., Hwangbo, H., Kim, G. (2021). The utility of biomedical scaffolds laden with spheroids in various tissue engineering applications. Theranostics, 11(14), 6818-6832. https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.58421.
ACS
Chae, S.; Hong, J.; Hwangbo, H.; Kim, G. The utility of biomedical scaffolds laden with spheroids in various tissue engineering applications. Theranostics 2021, 11 (14), 6818-6832. DOI: 10.7150/thno.58421.
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Chae S, Hong J, Hwangbo H, Kim G. The utility of biomedical scaffolds laden with spheroids in various tissue engineering applications. Theranostics 2021; 11(14):6818-6832. doi:10.7150/thno.58421. https://www.thno.org/v11p6818.htm
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Chae S, Hong J, Hwangbo H, Kim G. 2021. The utility of biomedical scaffolds laden with spheroids in various tissue engineering applications. Theranostics. 11(14):6818-6832.
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