Bioengineering / Biyomühendislik
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Conference Object Biofabrication of Scaffold-Free 3d Cellular Structures Using Magnetic Levitational Assembly To Study Cardiac Toxicity(Mary Ann Liebert, 2023) Yıldız, Ahu Arslan; Arslan Yıldız, Ahu; Onbaş, RabiaSpheroids are one of the well-characterized 3D cell culture approaches for drug screening and therapeutic studies. Magnetic levitation (MagLev) is a newly developing approach to form 3D cellular structures and spheroids [1,2,3]. Magnetic levitational assembly of cells provides rapid, simple, cost-effective 3D cell culture formation while ensuring scaffold-free microenvironment. Here, our efforts are summarized in designing new magnetic levitation platform and biofabrication of 3D cellular entities via magnetic levitation for tissue engineering. Magnetic levitation and guidance of cells were provided by using a paramagnetic agent to fabricate scaffold-free 3D cellular structures. The parameters of cell density, paramagnetic agent concentration, and culturing time were optimized to obtain 3D cardiac cellular structures with tunable size, circularity, and high cell viability. Cellular and extracellular components of the 3D cellular structures were demonstrated via immunofluorescent staining. Also, 3D cardiac cellular structures showed more resistance to drug exposure compared to 2D control. In conclusion, MagLev methodology offers an easy and efficient way to fabricate 3D cellular structures for drug screening studies.Article Investigation of Breast Cancer Cells and Phospholipid Cell Membrane Interactions(İzmir Tepecik Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, 2019) Yıldız, Ahu ArslanObjective: Circulating tumor cells have an important role in the pathogenesis of metastasis. Metastasis occurs through few steps including arrival of circulating tumor cells to distant tissue and organs, their adherence to the target tissue, and then formation of a new tumor. To understand the mechanism of this process it is necessary to investigate the interaction of cancer cells with other molecules and cells of the target tissue, and most importantly interaction with lipids forming the cellular membrane. Methods: To better understand the process of cancer cell adhesion onto lipid membranes and the ionic interactions that are involved in cell adherence, surfaces functionalized with tethered bilayer lipid membrane (tBLM) were utilized in this work as an experimental platform. Either lipid surfaces functionalized with cationic POEPC: PC or anionic POPS: PC fwere examined to observe the ionic interaction of charged phospholipid membrane and MDA-MB231 breast cancer cells. Results: Adhesions of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells and NIH-3T3 mouse fibroblast cells to positively charged POEPC: PC lipid surfaces,and their dissemination was observed during examinations using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) method. The results were further confirmed with cell viability and proliferation studies that shows cationic POEPC: PC lipid surfaces were able to facilitate and increase the cell adhesion. Conclusion: These results reveal the cationic phospholipid structures favour the enhanced cancer cell adhesion.Article Citation - WoS: 61Citation - Scopus: 64Electrospun Gelma Fibers and P(hema) Matrix Composite for Corneal Tissue Engineering(Elsevier Ltd., 2021) Arıca, Tuğçe A.; Güzelgülgen, Meltem; Yıldız, Ahu Arslan; Demir, Mustafa MuammerThe development of biocompatible and transparent three-dimensional materials is desirable for corneal tissue engineering. Inspired from the cornea structure, gelatin methacryloyl-poly(2-hydroxymethyl methacrylate) (GelMA-p(HEMA)) composite hydrogel was fabricated. GelMA fibers were produced via electrospinning and covered with a thin layer of p(HEMA) in the presence of N,N?-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA) as cross-linker by drop-casting. The structure of resulting GelMA-p(HEMA) composite was characterized by spectrophotometry, microscopy, and swelling studies. Biocompatibility and biological properties of the both p(HEMA) and GelMA-p(HEMA) composite have been investigated by 3D cell culture, red blood cell hemolysis, and protein adsorption studies (i.e., human serum albumin, human immunoglobulin and egg white lysozyme). The optical transmittance of the GelMA-p(HEMA) composite was found to be approximately 70% at 550 nm. The GelMA-p(HEMA) composite was biocompatible with tear fluid proteins and convenient for cell adhesion and growth. Thus, as prepared hydrogel composite may find extensive applications in future for the development of corneal tissue engineering as well as preparation of stroma of the corneal material. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.