Sulfated Hydrogels in Intervertebral Disc and Cartilage Research

Lazarus, Emily; Bermudez, Paola; Farchione, Daniel; Schofield, Taylor; Howard, Sloan; Mambetkadyrov, Iskender; Lamoca, Mikkael; Rivero, Iris V.; Gantenbein, Benjamin; Lewis, Christopher L.; Wuertz-Kozak, Karin (2021). Sulfated Hydrogels in Intervertebral Disc and Cartilage Research. Cells, 10(12), p. 3568. MDPI 10.3390/cells10123568

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Hydrogels are commonly used for the 3D culture of musculoskeletal cells. Sulfated hydrogels, which have seen a growing interest over the past years, provide a microenvironment that help maintain the phenotype of chondrocytes and chondrocyte-like cells and can be used for sustained delivery of growth factors and other drugs. Sulfated hydrogels are hence valuable tools to improve cartilage and intervertebral disc tissue engineering. To further advance the utilization of these hydrogels, we identify and summarize the current knowledge about different sulfated hydrogels, highlight their beneficial effects in cartilage and disc research, and review the biofabrication processes most suitable to secure best quality assurance through deposition fidelity, repeatability, and attainment of biocompatible morphologies.

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