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Bioengineering

Non-contact, Label-free Monitoring of Cells and Extracellular Matrix using Raman Spectroscopy
Miriam Votteler 1,2, Daniel A. Carvajal Berrio 2, Marieke Pudlas 2,3, Heike Walles 2,4, Katja Schenke-Layland 1,2
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Inter-University Centre for Medical Technology Stuttgart-Tübingen (IZST), Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, 2Department of Cell and Tissue Engineering, Fraunhofer Institute of Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB) Stuttgart, Germany, 3Department for Medical Interfacial Engineering (IGVT), University of Stuttgart, Germany, 4Institute of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Julius-Maximillians University, Würzburg, Germany

Raman spectroscopy is a suitable technique for the non-contact, label-free analysis of living cells, tissue-engineered constructs and native tissues. Source-specific spectral fingerprints can be generated and analyzed using multivariate analysis.

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Bioengineering

Tissue Engineering of a Human 3D in vitro Tumor Test System
Corinna Moll *1, Jenny Reboredo *1, Thomas Schwarz 1, Antje Appelt 1, Sebastian Schürlein 1, Heike Walles 1, Sarah Nietzer 1
1Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg

Methods to create human 3D tumor tissues as test systems are described. These technologies are based on a decellularized Biological Vascularized Scaffold (BioVaSc), primary human cells and a tumor cell line, which can be cultured under static as well as under dynamic conditions in a flow bioreactor.

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Bioengineering

Generation of a Three-dimensional Full Thickness Skin Equivalent and Automated Wounding
Angela Rossi *1, Antje Appelt-Menzel *1, Szymon Kurdyn 1, Heike Walles 1,2, Florian Groeber 2
1Department for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, 2Translational Center Würzburg, Regenerative Therapies in Oncology and Musculoskelettal Disease, Würzburg Branch of the Fraunhofer-Institute Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, IGB

The goal of this protocol is to build up a three-dimensional full thickness skin equivalent, which resembles natural skin. With a specifically constructed automated wounding device, precise and reproducible wounds can be generated under maintenance of sterility.

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Bioengineering

A Combined 3D Tissue Engineered In Vitro/In Silico Lung Tumor Model for Predicting Drug Effectiveness in Specific Mutational Backgrounds
Claudia Göttlich *1, Lena C. Müller *1, Meik Kunz *3, Franziska Schmitt 1, Heike Walles 1,4, Thorsten Walles 2, Thomas Dandekar 3, Gudrun Dandekar 1,4, Sarah L. Nietzer 1
1Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM), University Hospital Wuerzburg, 2Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Wuerzburg, 3Department of Bioinformatics, University Wuerzburg, 4Translational Center Wuerzburg, Fraunhofer Institute Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB

We present a three-dimensional (3D) lung cancer model based on a biological collagen scaffold to study sensitivity towards non-small-cell-lung-cancer-(NSCLC)-targeted therapies. We demonstrate different read-out techniques to determine the proliferation index, apoptosis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) status. Collected data are integrated into an in silico model for prediction of drug sensitivity.

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Bioengineering

Site-Directed Immobilization of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 to Solid Surfaces by Click Chemistry
Claudia Siverino 1, Barbara Tabisz 2, Tessa Lühmann 3, Lorenz Meinel 3, Thomas Müller 4, Heike Walles 1,2, Joachim Nickel 1,2
1Fraunhofer-Institut für Grenzflächen- und Bioverfahrenstechnik (IGB), Translationszentrum Würzburg 'Regenerative Therapien für Krebs- und Muskuloskelettale Erkrankung', Institutsteil Würzburg, 2Lehrstuhl für Tissue Engineering und Regenerative Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, 3Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Technologie und Biopharmazie, Universität Würzburg, 4Lehrstuhl für molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie und Biophysik, Julius-von-Sachs Institut für Biowissenschaften, Universität Würzburg

Biomaterials doped with Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 (BMP2) have been used as a new therapeutic strategy to heal non-union bone fractures. To overcome side effects resulting from an uncontrollable release of the factor, we propose a new strategy to site-directly immobilize the factor, thus creating materials with improved osteogenic capabilities.

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Bioengineering

Recombinant Collagen I Peptide Microcarriers for Cell Expansion and Their Potential Use As Cell Delivery System in a Bioreactor Model
Melva Suarez Muñoz 1, Davide Confalonieri 1, Heike Walles 1,2, Elisabeth M. W. M. van Dongen 3, Gudrun Dandekar 1,2
1Department Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Wuerzburg, 2Translational Center Regenerative Therapies (TLC-RT), Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, 3Fujifilm Manufacturing Europe B.V.

We propose a cell expansion protocol on macroporous microcarriers and their use as delivery system in a perfusion bioreactor to seed a decellularized tissue matrix. We also include different techniques to determine cell proliferation and viability of cells cultured on microcarriers. Furthermore, we demonstrate functionality of cells after bioreactor cultures.

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Biology

Generation and Characterization of Murine Oral Mucosal Organoid Cultures
Anna C. Seubert 1, Marion Krafft 1, Kai Kretzschmar 1
1Mildred Scheel Early Career Centre (MSNZ) for Cancer Research, IZKF/MSNZ, University Hospital Würzburg

We present a method for the generation and characterization of oral mucosal organoid cultures derived from the tongue epithelium of adult mice.

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Cancer Research

Cultivating Ex Vivo Patient-Derived Glioma Organoids Using a Tissue Chopper
Marah Alsalkini 1, Veronika Cibulková 1, Maria Breun 2, Almuth F. Kessler 2, Tim Schulz 2, Andrea Cattaneo 2, Christoph Wipplinger 2, Julian Hübner 3, Ralf-Ingo Ernestus 2, Thomas Nerreter 3, Camelia M. Monoranu 4, Carsten Hagemann 1, Mario Löhr 2, Vera Nickl 2
1Section Experimental Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, 2Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, 3Department of Hematology, University Hospital Würzburg, 4Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Würzburg

This study introduces an automated method to generate patient-derived glioblastoma 3-dimensional organoids utilizing a tissue chopper. The method provides a suitable and effective approach to obtain such organoids for therapeutical testing.

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