In situ-formed bacterial exopolysaccharide (EPS) as a potential carrier for anchorage-dependent cell cultures
 
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Bionanopark Ltd, Dubois 114/116, 93-465 Lodz, Poland
 
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Department of Biophysics, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 1/15, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
 
 
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Piotr Komorowski   

p.komorowski@bionanopark.pl
 
 
Engineering of Biomaterials 2021;(159):18-23
 
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The study involved the use of a bacterial strain isolated from environmental samples which produce the biopolymer in the form of pellets in the submerged culture. This material (bacterial exopolysaccharide) is produced by bacteria of the Komogateibacter xylinus which are prevalent in the environment. The aim of this study was to characterize bacterial exopolysaccharides and commercial dextran-based “microcarriers” in terms of their roughness and cell culture effects, including the morphology and viability of the human hybridoma vascular endothelial cell line EA.hy926. The pellets were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The resulting structures were used for cell culture of adherent cells (anchorage-dependent cells). At the same time, the cultures with commercial, dextran-based “microcarriers” were carried out for comparative purposes. After completion of the cell culture (24 hours of culture), the cellulose and commercial “carriers” were analyzed using SEM and AFM. Finally, the obtained cell densities (fluorescence labelling) and their morphological characteristics (SEM) were compared. The obtained results strongly support the applicability of bacterial exopolysaccharide (EPS) in tissue engineering to build innovative 3D scaffolds for cell culture, the more so that it is technologically possible to produce EPS as spatially complex structures.
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