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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2026

Controlling Intestinal Organoid Polarity using Synthetic Dynamic Hydrogels Decorated with Laminin-Derived IKVAV Peptides.

Laura Rijns, Joost A P M Wijnakker, Victor A Veenbrink, Riccardo Bellan, Fenna W B Craenmehr, Simone I S Hendrikse, Johnick F van Sprang, Wim de Lau, E W Meijer, Hans Clevers and 1 more

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Biomaterials in organoid research: current state and future directions.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026
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  6. Multiscale imaging of polarity in bovine oviductal organoids.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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11 authors.

Laura RijnsInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3192-9467
Joost A P M WijnakkerHubrecht Institute, University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, Utrecht, 3584CX, the Netherlands.
Victor A VeenbrinkInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, the Netherlands.
Riccardo BellanInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, the Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0002-3196-979X
Fenna W B CraenmehrInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8931-9522
Simone I S HendrikseInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8902-613X
Johnick F van SprangInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0667-9483
Wim de LauHubrecht Institute, University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, Utrecht, 3584CX, the Netherlands.
E W MeijerInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, the Netherlands.
Hans CleversHubrecht Institute, University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, Utrecht, 3584CX, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3077-5582
Patricia Y W DankersInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8997-181X

Funding

HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme 101079482Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap 024.003.013Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap 024.005.020Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek VI.C.222.088
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intestinal organoids are three-dimensional cellular structures that are cultured in laminin-rich Matrigel, yielding organoids with correct, basal-out polarity. Removal of Matrigel results in organoids with reversed, apical-out polarity, demonstrating its vital role. However, Matrigel's composition is ill-defined, and its pathogenic origin poses challenges in reproducibility. Therefore, we here introduce a fully synthetic dynamic hydrogel that presents the IKVAV peptide as a laminin-mimic for guiding intestinal organoid polarity in a minimalistic, controlled manner. The ureido-pyrimidinone moiety is used to form supramolecular hydrogels that have orthogonal control over properties, like stiffness, ligand type and concentration. It is found that the IKVAV peptide combined with integrin activating antibody TS2/16 controls intestinal organoid polarity. Increasing hydrogel dynamics (stress-relaxing half-life time of ≈1000 to 30 s) further supports the growth of intestinal organoids with correct polarity, while a bulk level of stiffness (G' ≈0.7 kPa) is crucial to offer mechanical support. Through manipulation of integrins, it is revealed that the IKVAV-organoid interaction is integrin β1-mediated. Our findings demonstrate the essential role of the IKVAV motif in guiding intestinal organoid polarity in synthetic dynamic hydrogels - paving the way for the future design of synthetic systems to culture complex living tissue.

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Cell PolarityHydrogelsIntestinesLamininOrganoidsPeptidesAnimalsHumansMiceHydrogelsLamininPeptidesdynamicsIKVAVintestinal organoidslamininpolaritysupramolecular hydrogelsynthetic extracellular matrices

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PMID40904064
PMCPMC12927536

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