In-Situ Architectures Designed in 3D Cell-Laden Hydrogels Using Microscopic Laser Photolithography

Iris Mironi-Harpaz, Lena Hazanov, Guy Engel, Dvir Yelin, Dror Seliktar

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Abstract

Thermoresponsive bioactive hydrogels made from fibrinogen and Pluronic F127 are physically crosslinked at 37 °C to facilitate local chemical crosslinking using microscopic photolithography. The reaction conditions are mild enough to pattern in the presence of living cells. The interfaces between the chemically crosslinked "stiffer" and physically crosslinked "softer" regions capture the unique displays of morphogenesis in response to changing stiffness at the cellular scale.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1933-1938
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume27
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Mar 2015
Externally publishedYes

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© 2015 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.

Funding

FundersFunder number
European Commission
Seventh Framework Programme239986

    Keywords

    • 3D cell culture
    • free-radical polymerization
    • microrheology
    • microscopic photopatterning
    • reverse thermal gelation

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