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. 2022 Jul 22;5:737. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03593-5

Table 1.

Bulk material composition for the fabrication of cultured meat, biorobotic systems and biohybrid implants.

Cultured meat Biorobotic systems Biohybrid implants
Cell types

Bovine myocytes from biopsies13,35

Bovine aortic smooth muscle cells (BSMC) and Bovine skeletal muscle microvascular endothelial cells (BEC)11

Mouse muscle myoblasts (C2C12)12

Mouse muscle myoblasts (C2C12)16,37,127

Neonatal rat myoblasts2

Primary rat cardiomyocytes64,125,130

Primary xenopus epidermis and cardiac progenitor cells128

Optogenetic mouse embryonic stem cell line ChR2H134R-HBG3 Hb9-GFP differentiated into motor neurons55

Mouse muscle myoblasts (C2C12)21,24,57,58,66

Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) derived cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells21

Human primary muscle progenitor cells36

Mouse fibroblasts (BALB/3T3, NIH/3T3)54,58,154

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)-derived cardiomyocytes and human endothelial cells or human umbilical vein endothelial cells17

Matrix materials and their concentration in the bulk

Collagen (type I): 2,4%13

Fibrin: 4%13

Matrigel: 20%13

Gelatin- Alginate scaffold: 7% (swollen), 90.5% (dry)12

Textured soy protein scaffold: 91%(dry)11

Collagen (type I): 2%55

Fibrin: 4%37,127, 2%16

Matrigel: 30%37,127, 2%55

Glycerol: 10%16

Gelatin: 3.5%16

Hyaluronic acid: 3%16

Collagen (type I): 1.2-2.4%21

Fibrin: 4%21, 2%36,66, 2.5%54

Decellularized muscle extra cellular matrix: 2.5%17, 1%24

Glycerol: 10%36,66

Gelatin: 3.5%36,54,66

Hyaluronic acid: 3%36,54,66

Alginate: 4%21, 6-8%57, 4%58

Polyethylene glycol (PEG)- Fibrin: 0.8%58

Methacrylated Gelatin (GelMa): 10%57

Methacrylated hyaluronic acid: 1.5%21

Crosslinking mechanisms

Biological (enzymatic),

Physical (thermal)

Biological (enzymatic),

Physical (thermal)

Biological (enzymatic),

Chemical (UV-light assisted covalent crosslinking)

Physical (thermal, ionic)

Support materials for fabrication Polydimethylsiloxan (PDMS)2

Gelatin microparticles support bath21

Sodium alginate microparticles (0,32 %) and xanthan gum (0.25 %) supplemented support bath17

Pluronic F-12766

Support materials for tissue conditioning

PDMS pillars13

Agarose hub35

Textured soy protein11

Gelatin- Alginate scaffold12

Polyethylene glycol -diacrylate (PEGDA) –skeleton37,127

PDMS pillars and substrates2,64,125,130

Oxygen releasing particles57

Polycaprolacton (PCL) anchors24,36

Polyurethane (PU) grids54

PCL grids54