FULLY DEFINED MATRICES FOR ORGANOID CULTURE

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a composition for three-dimensional cell and/or organoid culture, comprising a phase-changing matrix comprising a partially ordered polypeptide, and a plurality of cells encapsulated in the matrix. In embodiments, the plurality of cells comprises one or more cell types, including at least one cell type selected from the group consisting of: bone-marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells. In embodiments, the one or more cell types comprises mesenchymal stem cells, the partially ordered polypeptide comprises at least one chemically-interactive sequence such as arginylglycylaspartic acid (RGD) sequence, the matrix forms a porous network when heated above a transition temperature, and the partially-ordered polypeptide comprises a plurality of structured domains, and a plurality of disordered domains.

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