This application claims priority to Taiwanese Application Serial Number 104102575, filed Jan. 26, 2015, which is herein incorporated by reference.
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a porous structure. More particularly, the present invention relates to a porous structure for stem cell purification and method of manufacturing the same, a stem cell purification device and method of purifying stem cell and a stem cell cultivation device and method of stem cell cultivation using the same.
2. Description of Related Art
In the field of regeneration medicine, human adult stem cell, which includes human adipose derived stem cells 9hADSCs) and human bone marrow derived stem cells (hBMSCs), appeals more in comparison with human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs). The reason lies on the ethnic issues derived from human embryonic stem cells but not the human adult stem cells.
When human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells are used clinically, they show strong ability in differentiation, and tumour is likely to develop from these pluripotent stem cells. In addition, the cost is relatively high in these types of cells, and the culture of human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells is difficult. Compared to human adipose derived stem cells and human bone marrow stem cell, cost on the cell culture and maintenance of human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells is much higher, and it is a drawback in clinical research.
Although human adipose derived stem cells and human bone marrow stem cells are likely to be used in regeneration medicine, especially in cell therapy and tissue engineering, in comparison with human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells, human adipose derived stem cells and human bone marrow stem cells lack the ability of differentiation and pluripotency. The deficiency results from heterogeneity of human adipose derived stem cells and human bone marrow stem cells. Human adipose derived stem cells and human bone marrow stem cells are non-homogenous cells, but they can perform different differentiation to become multiple specific branch of cells.
In general, purifying pluripotent and pure human adipose derived stem cells from adipose tissue in a cell purification device can improve the efficiency of cell therapy and tissue engineering where human adipose derived stem cells are used. Therefore, there is an urgent need calling for a porous structure and a method of making the same for better purification and cell culture.
According to the issue addressed previously, the instant disclosure provides a novel porous structure for purification and stem cell culture and method of making the same. The stem cell purification device and stem cell cultivation device help to produce human adipose derived stem cells and human bone marrow stem cells with relatively higher pluripotency and purity in a more efficient approach. The overall cost of stem cell purification and stem cell culture is greatly reduced.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, a porous structure for purifying and culturing stem cells is provided. The porous structure includes a substrate. The substrate has a plurality of pores. A pore diameter of the substrate ranges between 8 to 50 μm, and a material of the substrate is selected from silk, modified fiber, polyester fiber, polyurethane fiber and the combination thereof.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, when the material is polyurethane fiber, the pore diameter is approximately 11 μm, and the polyurethane fiber contains polyurethane.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, when the material is modified fiber, the pore diameter is approximately 8 μm, and the modified fiber contains nitrocellulose.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, when the material is the polyester fiber, the pore diameter is approximately 11 μm, and the polyester fiber contains nylon.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, when the material is the silk, the substrate further includes a poly(lactide-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) layer disposed on a surface of the silk substrate, and the PLGA/silk porous structure made of the PLGA layer and the silk has the pore diameter of approximately 11 μm. The PLGA layer is made of a polymer, and the polymer has a formula as shown below where x and y are independent integral such that the polymer has a molecular weight between 60,000 to 110,000.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the silk includes silkworm silk, spider silk and the combination thereof.
The instant disclosure also provides a method of manufacturing a porous structure for separating stem cells. The method includes providing a substrate, and the substrate is formed with a plurality of pores. A pore diameter of the substrate ranges between 8 to 50 μm, and a material of the substrate is selected from silk, modified fiber, polyester fiber, polyurethane fiber and the combination thereof.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, when the material is the polyurethane fiber, the pore diameter is approximately 11 μm, and the polyurethane fiber contains polyurethane.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, when the material is the modified fiber, the pore diameter is approximately 8 μm, and the modified fiber includes nitrocellulose.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, when the material is polyester fiber, the pore diameter is approximately 11 μm, and the polyester fiber includes nylon.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, when the material is silk, the method further includes soaking the substrate in a poly(lactide-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) solution such that the PLGA solution forms a PLGA layer on a surface of the substrate. The PLGA/silk porous structure made of the PLGA layer and the silk has the pore diameter of approximately 11 μm. The PLGA solution is made of PLGA and a first organic solvent, and the PLGA has a formula shown below where x and y are independent integral such that the polymer has a molecular weight between 60,000 to 110,000.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the silk includes silkworm silk, spider silk and the combination thereof.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the first organic solvent is dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the PLGA solution has a PLGA concentration ranging between 3-15 wt %.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the method further includes soaking the substrate in the PLGA solution at −20° C. for 24 hours.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the method further includes soaking the PLGA/silk porous structure made of the PLGA layer and the silk in a second organic solvent at −20° C. for three days. The second organic solvent is changed twice a day to obtain an intermediate.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the second organic solvent is 75% (v/v) ethanol solution.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the method further includes drying the intermediate at a ventilating condition for three days and then resting the intermediate at a vacuum condition to dry for 24 hours to obtain the porous structure.
The instant disclosure also provides a stem cell purification device. The device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and the porous structure as previously described. The first substrate is formed with a first opening. The second substrate is formed with a second opening. The porous structure is sandwiched between the first and second substrates.
The instant disclosure also provides a method of purifying stem cell. The method includes providing a primary cell mixture and adding the primary cell mixture to the first opening of the first substrate of the stem cell purifying device and receiving an eluate from the second opening of the second substrate. Subsequently, the stem cell purifying device is inversed, a first washing liquid is added to the second opening of the second substrate, and finally a recovered solution from the first opening of the first substrate is received.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, in the step of providing the primary cell mixture further includes decomposing an adipose tissue by a collagenase. The primary cell mixture contains human adipose derived stem cells (hADSCs).
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the eluate contains human adipose derived stem cells (hADSCs).
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the recovered solution contains human adipose derived stem cells (hADSCs).
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the washing liquid is a cell culture medium.
The instant disclosure also provides a stem cell cultivation device. The stem cell cultivation device includes a container, cell culture medium and the porous structure as previously described. The container defines a receiving space. The cell culture medium is received by the receiving space of the container.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the container is a culture dish.
The instant disclosure also provides a method of culturing stem cell. The method includes purifying a primary cell mixture by the porous structure as previously described. Then, the porous structure is soaked in the cell culture medium. A surface of the porous structure has a plurality of stem cells.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the stem cells include human adipose derived stem cells.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are by examples, and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.
The invention can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiment, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows:
Reference will now be made in detail to the present embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
To increase the efficiency of conventional human adipose derived stem cells purification and culture and reduce production cost thereof, the instant disclosure provides a porous structure for purifying and culturing stem cells and method of manufacturing the same. The resulting stem cell purification device and culture device improve the purification efficiency of human adipose derived stem cells, and the production cost goes down altogether.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, when the material of the substrate 110 is the polyurethane fiber, the pore 112 has the pore diameter of approximately 11 μm. The polyurethane fiber contains polyurethane. Given that an expected result of stem cell purification and culture is achieved, the pore diameter of the pore 112 of the substrate 110, which is made of polyurethane, may range from 8 to 20 μm. When the pore diameter of the pore 112 is approximately 11 μm, the results of stem cell purification and culture are at their best.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, when the material of the substrate 110 is the modified fiber, a pore diameter of the pore 112 is approximately 8 μm. The modified fiber contains nitrocellulose. Given that an expected result of stem cell purification and culture is achieved, the pore diameter of the pore 112 of the substrate 110, which is made of nitrocellulose, may range from 5 to 15 μm. When the pore diameter of the pore 112 is approximately 8 μm, the results of stem cell purification and culture are at their best.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, when the material of the substrate 110 is the polyester fiber, a pore diameter of the pore 112 is approximately 11 μm. The polyester fiber contains nylon. Given that an expected result of stem cell purification and culture is achieved, the pore diameter of the pore 112 of the substrate 110, which is made of nylon, may range from 8 to 20 μm. When the pore diameter of the pore 112 is approximately 11 μm, the results of stem cell purification and culture are at their best.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, when the material of the substrate 110 is the silk, a pore diameter of the pore 112 is approximately 11 μm. The silk contains a poly(lactide-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) layer 120 disposed on a surface of the substrate 110 made of the silk. The pore diameter of the PLGA/silk porous structure 100, which is made of the substrate from PLGA layer 120 and silk, is approximately 11 μm. Given that an expected result of stem cell purification and culture is achieved, the pore diameter of the pore 112 of the substrate 110, which is made of PLGA layer 120 and silk, may range from 8 to 20 μm. When the pore diameter of the pore 112 is approximately 11 μm, the results of stem cell purification and culture are at their best.
The PLGA layer 120 is composed of a polymer, the polymer has a structure shown in formula (I) where x and y are independent integrals such that the polymer has a molecular weight ranging between 60,000 and 110,000.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the silk includes silkworm silk, spider silk and the combination thereof.
The method includes providing a substrate. A pore diameter of the substrate ranges between 8 to 50 μm, and a material of the substrate is selected from silk, modified fiber, polyester fiber, polyurethane fiber and the combination thereof.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, when the material of the substrate is the polyurethane fiber, the pore has the pore diameter of approximately 11 μm. The polyurethane fiber contains polyurethane. Given that an expected result of stem cell purification and culture is achieved, the pore diameter of the pore of the substrate, which is made of polyurethane, may range from 8 to 20 μm. When the pore diameter of the pore 112 is approximately 11 μm, the results of stem cell purification and culture are at their best.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, when the material of the substrate is the modified fiber, a pore diameter of the pore is approximately 8 μm. The modified fiber contains nitrocellulose. Given that an expected result of stem cell purification and culture is achieved, the pore diameter of the pore of the substrate, which is made of nitrocellulose, may range from 5 to 15 μm. When the pore diameter of the pore 112 is approximately 8 μm, the results of stem cell purification and culture are at their best.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, when the material of the substrate is the polyester fiber, a pore diameter of the pore is approximately 11 μm. The polyester fiber contains nylon. Given that an expected result of stem cell purification and culture is achieved, the pore diameter of the pore of the substrate, which is made of nylon, may range from 8 to 20 μm. When the pore diameter of the pore is approximately 11 μm, the results of stem cell purification and culture are at their best.
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The PLGA solution 220 is composed of PLGA and a first organic solvent, PLGA has a structure shown in formula (I) where x and y are independent integrals such that the polymer has a molecular weight ranging between 60,000 and 110,000.
According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the silk includes silkworm silk, spider silk and the combination thereof. According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the first organic solvent is dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the polymer solution is a PLGA solution, and the PLGA solution has a PLGA concentration ranging between 3-15 wt %. According to an embodiment of the instant disclosure, the polymer solution is a DMSO solution containing PLGA, and the concentration of PLGA may be 3, 5, 10 or 15 wt %.
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According to some embodiments of the instant disclosure, the porous structure for purifying and culturing stem cells exhibits higher efficiency in purifying pluripotent and pure human adipose derived stem cell so as to reduce overall stem cell purification and cultivation production cost. According to some embodiments of the instant disclosure, the stem cell cultivation device arranges the porous structure in between two substrates. By flipping the device up side down, target stem cells can be separated and purified. According to some embodiments of the instant disclosure, after the target stem cells are separated and purified, the target stem cell will be attached to the surface of the porous structure. At the same time, the porous structure having target stem cells attached on its surface is soaked in the cell culture medium to continue culturing the target stem cell. The growth rate and pluripotency of the target stem cell can therefore be promoted.
Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain embodiments thereof, other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the embodiments contained herein.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present invention cover modifications and variations of this invention provided they fall within the scope of the following claims.
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104102575 | Jan 2015 | TW | national |