Microinterfaces in bicontinuous hydrogelsguide rapid 3D cell migration
Xu, K. L.; Caprio, N. d.; Fallahi, H.; Dehghany, M.; Davidson, M. D.; Cheung, B. C. H.; Laforest, L.; Wu, M.; Shenoy, V.; Han, L.; Mauck, R.; Burdick, J.
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Cell migration is critical for tissue development and regeneration but requires extracellular environments that are conducive to motion. Cells may actively generate migratory routes in vivo by degrading or remodeling their environments or may instead utilize existing ECM microstructures or microtracks as innate pathways for migration. While hydrogels in general are valuable tools for probing the extracellular regulators of 3D migration, few have recapitulated these natural migration paths. Here, we developed a biopolymer-based (i.e., gelatin and hyaluronic acid) bicontinuous hydrogel system formed through controlled solution immiscibility whose continuous subdomains and high micro-interfacial surface area enabled rapid 3D migration, particularly when compared to homogeneous hydrogels. Migratory behavior was mesenchymal in nature and regulated by biochemical and biophysical signals from the hydrogel, which was shown across various cell types and physiologically relevant contexts (e.g., cell spheroids, ex vivo tissues, in vivo tissues). Our findings introduce a new design that leverages important local interfaces to guide rapid cell migration.
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