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ReviewPolymers2025

Natural Polymer-Based Hydrogel Platforms for Organoid and Microphysiological Systems: Mechanistic Insights and Translational Perspectives.

Yeonoh Cho, Jungmok You, Jong Hun Lee

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Review in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Biomaterials in organoid research: current state and future directions.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yeonoh ChoDepartment of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Seongnam-si 13120, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Jungmok YouDepartment of Convergent Biotechnology & Advanced Materials Science, BK21 Interdisciplinary Program in IT-Bio Convergence System, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si 17104, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9583-2242
Jong Hun LeeDepartment of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Seongnam-si 13120, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3083-7595

Funding

Gachon University research fund of 2022 GCU-202208880001Korea Environment Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) through Core Technology Develop-ment Project for Environmental Diseases Prevention and Management Program, funded by Korea Ministry of Environment RE202201850National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean Government 2021R1A2C2006013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Organoids and microphysiological systems (MPSs) have emerged as physiologically relevant platforms that recapitulate key structural and functional features of human organs, tissues, and microenvironments. As one of the essential components that define the success of these systems, hydrogels play the central role of providing a three-dimensional, biomimetic scaffold that supports cell viability, spatial organization, and dynamic signaling. Natural polymer-based hydrogels, derived from materials such as collagen, gelatin, hyaluronic acid, and alginate, offer favorable properties including biocompatibility, degradability, and an extracellular matrix-like architecture. This review presents recent advances in the design and application of such hydrogels, focusing on crosslinking strategies (physical, chemical, and hybrid), the viscoelastic characteristics, and stimuli-responsive behaviors. The influence of these materials on cellular processes, such as stemness maintenance, differentiation, and morphogenesis, is critically examined. Furthermore, the applications of organoid culture and dynamic MPS platforms are discussed, highlighting their roles in morphogen delivery, barrier formation, and vascularization. Current challenges and future perspectives toward achieving standardized, scalable, and translational hydrogel systems are also addressed.

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biofunctionalizationcrosslinking strategymicrophysiological systemnatural polymer hydrogelorganoid culture

Identifiers

PMID40808156
PMCPMC12349552

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