Microfluidic synthesis of cell-type-specific artificial extracellular matrix hydrogels.
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Droplet microfluidic technology is applied for the high-throughput synthesis via Michael-type addition of reactive, micrometer-sized poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogels ("microgels") with precisely controlled dimension and physicochemical properties. A versatile chemical scheme is used to modify the reactive PEG microgels with tethered biomolecules to tune their bioactive properties for the bioreactor culture and manipulation of various (stem) cell types.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Biomacromolecules
دوره 14 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013