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Innovative dual-physical bioreactor for quantifying the synergistic effects of electro-stiffness coupling stimulation on cancer cells


Author(s):  Qunfeng Yang (杨群峰) & Qing Zhang (张青)

Affiliation(s):  Institute of New Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing 100089, China;School of Pharmacy and Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Chaozhou Health Vocational College, Chaozhou 521000, China

Corresponding email(s):  zhangqing@bjast.ac.cn

Key Words:  Electromechanical coupling · Cancer cell directional migration · Stiffness · Cytoskeleton · Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)


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Qunfeng Yang (杨群峰) & Qing Zhang (张青). Innovative dual-physical bioreactor for quantifying the synergistic effects of electro-stiffness coupling stimulation on cancer cells[J]. Journal of Zhejiang University Science B,in press.Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering,in press.https://doi.org/10.1631/bdm.2400280

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Abstract: 
Cells live in a multiphysics-coupled microenvironment in vivo, in which electric fields (EFs) and mechanical cues are the most essential induction signals. The regulatory effects of EFs and stiffness on cells have been independently demonstrated. However, how cells respond to electromechanical coupling cues remains mysterious. In this study, an electro-stiffness coupled chip system was designed and fabricated, freely integrating and precisely controlling EF strength and the mechanical stiffness applied to cells across the physiological spectrum. Utilizing the innovative bioreactor, it was observed that electro mechanical coupling stimulations can shape cancer cell morphology and cytoskeleton into a unique anteroposterior polariza tion state and orient cancer cell migration in a voltage-dependent manner through cytoskeleton-associated mechanisms. More over, the mechanical stiffness regulated cancer cell susceptibility to EFs, and the orientation effect of EFs on cells required a stiffness threshold. Furthermore, transforming growth factor-β1 suppressed the orientation of cancer cells induced by electro mechanical coupling signals and showed a splitting effect on the directionality and velocity of cancer cell migration, indicat ing a comprehensive cross-talk of biochemical–electromechanical signals. Together with the dual-physical bioreactor we de signed, these findings provide a robust and convenient platform for exploring cellular responses to electro-stiffness coupling signals, reveal the biophysical mechanisms of cell polarization and migration from the perspective of electromechanical cou pling, and lay a promising foundation for biophysical-based cell manipulation and therapeutic interventions.

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On-line Access: 2025-05-20

Received: 2024-07-17

Revision Accepted: 2024-11-07

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