Modulating Functionalized Poly(ethylene glycol) Diacrylate Hydrogel Mechanical Properties through Competitive Crosslinking Mechanics for Soft Tissue Applications

Local mechanical stiffness influences cell behavior, and thus cell culture scaffolds should approximate the stiffness of the tissue type from which the cells are derived. In synthetic hydrogels, this has been difficult to achieve for very soft tissues such as neural. This work presents a method for...

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Main Authors: Rachel Chapla, Mera Alhaj Abed, Jennifer West
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/12/3000