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From seaweed to scaffold: A top-down approach for liberating and utilizing the biopolymer tissue scaffold of Ulva fenestrata
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Polymer Technology. Karolinska Inst, AIMES Ctr Advancement Integrated Med & Engn Sci, Stockholm, Sweden; KTH Royal Inst Technol, Stockholm, Sweden; KTH Royal Inst Technol, Dept Fibre & Polymer Technol, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0492-0395
Univ Gothenburg, Dept Marine Sci, SE-45296 Strömstad, Sweden; Univ Bergen, Univ Museum, Dept Nat Hist, POB 7800, N-5020 Bergen, Norway.
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Polymer Technology. Karolinska Inst, AIMES Ctr Advancement Integrated Med & Engn Sci, Stockholm, Sweden; KTH Royal Inst Technol, Stockholm, Sweden; KTH Royal Inst Technol, Dept Fibre & Polymer Technol, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden; Karolinska Inst, Dept Neurosci, SE-17177 Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5479-7591
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Polymer Technology. Karolinska Inst, AIMES Ctr Advancement Integrated Med & Engn Sci, Stockholm, Sweden; KTH Royal Inst Technol, Stockholm, Sweden; KTH Royal Inst Technol, Dept Fibre & Polymer Technol, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden; Karolinska Inst, Dept Neurosci, SE-17177 Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1631-1781
2026 (English)In: Algal Research, ISSN 2211-9264, Vol. 93, article id 104451Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This study introduces a decellularization-inspired strategy to isolate the tissue scaffold from the green macro-algae Ulva fenestrata as a platform for bio-based film production. A top-down approach was developed to remove cytosolic components while preserving the native hierarchical architecture. By combining chemical and mechanical treatments, it was shown that the addition of surfactant and mechanical treatment improved decellularization efficiency and scaffold integrity. The surfactant Cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB) increased pigment extraction threefold during solvent treatment. Combined with ultrasonication, a synergistic effect enabled high extraction efficiency at solvent concentrations as low as 5-10 % and accelerated kinetics to equilibrium within 180 min. Auger-based mechanical pretreatment further enhanced extraction by promoting pigment removal before solvent-surfactant treatment. Biopolymer anatomy mapping by optotracing with fluorescent reporter molecules showed tissue-dependent recovery: In blade tissue, thinner-walled regions were more affected, whereas thicker-walled tissues retained integrity through an intermediate lamella. In rhizoidal tissue, fibrils from the median layer were additionally isolated. In both tissues, impairment of the outermost layer enhanced decellularization efficiency. Carbotrace 680 stained blade cell walls, while rhizoidal cell walls required Carbotrace 630, highlighting compositional differences. Fully algae-derived, self-standing films from decellularized Ulva were produced, reaching tensile strengths up to 39.7 MPa. Blade-derived films showed the highest performance, while rhizoidal films were more heterogeneous due to fibril inclusion. This demonstrates decellularization as a sustainable, low-input route to utilize macroalgal architectures for bio-based material development.

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Elsevier BV , 2026. Vol. 93, article id 104451
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Carbotrace 630, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Decellularization, Optotracing, Rhizoidal fibrils, Tissue scaffolds, Ulva fenestrata
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-377256DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2025.104451ISI: 001637784600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105023874353OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-377256DiVA, id: diva2:2041561
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