| Title |
Conductive Bacterial Nanocellulose-Polypyrrole Patches Promote Cardiomyocyte Differentiation |
| ID_Doc |
20049 |
| Authors |
Srinivasan, SY; Cler, M; Zapata-Arteaga, O; Dörling, B; Campoy-Quiles, M; Martínez, E; Engel, E; Pérez-Amodio, S; Laromaine, A |
| Title |
Conductive Bacterial Nanocellulose-Polypyrrole Patches Promote Cardiomyocyte Differentiation |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
Acs Applied Bio Materials, 6.0, 7 |
| DOI |
10.1021/acsabm.3c00303 |
| Abstract |
The low endogenous regenerative capacity of the heart,added tothe prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, triggered the advent ofcardiac tissue engineering in the last decades. The myocardial nicheplays a critical role in directing the function and fate of cardiomyocytes;therefore, engineering a biomimetic scaffold holds excellent promise.We produced an electroconductive cardiac patch of bacterial nanocellulose(BC) with polypyrrole nanoparticles (Ppy NPs) to mimic the naturalmyocardial microenvironment. BC offers a 3D interconnected fiber structurewith high flexibility, which is ideal for hosting Ppy nanoparticles.BC-Ppy composites were produced by decorating the network of BC fibers(65 & PLUSMN; 12 nm) with conductive Ppy nanoparticles (83 & PLUSMN; 8 nm).Ppy NPs effectively augment the conductivity, surface roughness, andthickness of BC composites despite reducing scaffolds' transparency.BC-Ppy composites were flexible (up to 10 mM Ppy), maintained theirintricate 3D extracellular matrix-like mesh structure in all Ppy concentrationstested, and displayed electrical conductivities in the range of nativecardiac tissue. Furthermore, these materials exhibit tensile strength,surface roughness, and wettability values appropriate for their finaluse as cardiac patches. In vitro experiments withcardiac fibroblasts and H9c2 cells confirmed the exceptional biocompatibilityof BC-Ppy composites. BC-Ppy scaffolds improved cell viability andattachment, promoting a desirable cardiomyoblast morphology. Biochemicalanalyses revealed that H9c2 cells showed different cardiomyocyte phenotypesand distinct levels of maturity depending on the amount of Ppy inthe substrate used. Specifically, the employment of BC-Ppy compositesdrives partial H9c2 differentiation toward a cardiomyocyte-like phenotype.The scaffolds increase the expression of functional cardiac markersin H9c2 cells, indicative of a higher differentiation efficiency,which is not observed with plain BC. Our results highlight the remarkablepotential use of BC-Ppy scaffolds as a cardiac patch in tissue regenerativetherapies. |
| Author Keywords |
bacterial nanocellulose; polypyrrole; conductingpolymers; tissue engineering; cardiac patches |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) |
| EID |
WOS:001016738400001 |
| WoS Category |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Materials Science, Biomaterials |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Materials Science |
| PDF |
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acsabm.3c00303
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