Bioengineered silk scaffolds in 3D tissue modeling with focus on mammary tissues

In vitro generation of three-dimensional (3D) biological tissues and organ-like structures is a promising strategy to study and closely model complex aspects of the molecular, cellular, and physiological interactions of tissue. In particular, in vitro 3D tissue modeling holds promises to further our...

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Published inMaterials Science & Engineering C Vol. 59; pp. 1168 - 1180
Main Authors Maghdouri-White, Yas, Bowlin, Gary L., Lemmon, Christopher A., Dréau, Didier
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.02.2016
Subjects
Animals
Biocompatible Materials
Biomaterials
Biomedical materials
Bombyx
Breast tissue modeling
Electrospinning
Fibroins
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
In vitro testing
Molecular structure
Nanofibers
Scaffolds
Silk fibroin
Surgical implants
Three dimensional
Three dimensional models
Three-dimensional modeling
Tissue Engineering
Tissue Scaffolds
Breast tissue modeling
Silk fibroin
Tissue engineering
Electrospinning
Nanofibers
Scaffolds
Three-dimensional modeling
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Summary:In vitro generation of three-dimensional (3D) biological tissues and organ-like structures is a promising strategy to study and closely model complex aspects of the molecular, cellular, and physiological interactions of tissue. In particular, in vitro 3D tissue modeling holds promises to further our understanding of breast development. Indeed, biologically relevant 3D structures that combine mammary cells and engineered matrices have improved our knowledge of mammary tissue growth, organization, and differentiation. Several polymeric biomaterials have been used as scaffolds to engineer 3D mammary tissues. Among those, silk fibroin-based biomaterials have many biologically relevant properties and have been successfully used in multiple medical applications. Here, we review the recent advances in engineered scaffolds with an emphasis on breast-like tissue generation and the benefits of modified silk-based scaffolds. •Promising biocompatible silk fibroin biomaterials in tissue engineering•Improved three-dimensional mammary models using silk fibroin-based scaffolds•Formation of organized acinar-like structures by mammary epithelial cells•Better understanding of breast cancer development and progression
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ISSN:0928-4931
1873-0191
DOI:10.1016/j.msec.2015.10.007