Stephanie M Roser

Ms. Stephanie M Roser

School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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13 May 2023 in Bioengineering
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KDKiera Dwyer
Kiera Dwyer
Rajeev KantRajeev Kant
Rajeev Kant
Arvin Hendra SoepriatnaArvin Hendra Soepriatna
Arvin Hendra Soepriatna
SRStephanie M Roser
Stephanie M Roser
MDMark Daley
Mark Daley
KCKareen L. K. Coulombe
Kareen L. K. Coulombe
Despite the overwhelming use of cellularized therapeutics in cardiac regenerative engineering, approaches to biomanufacture engineered cardiac tissues (ECTs) at clinical scale remain limited. This study aims to evaluate the impact of critical biomanufacturing decisions—namely cell dose, hydrogel composition, and size-on ECT formation and function—through the lens of clinical translation. ECTs were fabricated by mixing human induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) and human cardiac fibroblasts into a collagen hydrogel to engineer meso-(3 × 9 mm), macro- (8 × 12 mm), and mega-ECTs (65 × 75 mm). Meso-ECTs exhibited a hiPSC-CM dose-dependent response in structure and mechanics, with high-density ECTs displaying reduced elastic modulus, collagen organization, prestrain development, and active stress generation. Scaling up, cell-dense macro-ECTs were able to follow point stimulation pacing without arrhythmogenesis. Finally, we successfully fabricated a mega-ECT at clinical scale containing 1 billion hiPSC-CMs for implantation in a swine model of chronic myocardial ischemia to demonstrate the technical feasibility of biomanufacturing, surgical implantation, and engraftment. Through this iterative process, we define the impact of manufacturing variables on ECT formation and function as well as identify challenges that must still be overcome to successfully accelerate ECT clinical translation.

13 February 2025 in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
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SRStephanie M Roser
Stephanie M Roser
FMFabiola Munarin
Fabiola Munarin
CPCollin Polucha
Collin Polucha
AMAlicia J. Minor
Alicia J. Minor
GCGaurav Choudhary
Gaurav Choudhary
KCKareen L. K. Coulombe
Kareen L. K. Coulombe