25th anniversary article: Designer hydrogels for cell cultures: a materials selection guide.

Authors :: Thiele J
Ma Y
Bruekers SM
Ma S
Huck WT
Source :: Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) [Adv Mater] 2014 Jan 08; Vol. 26 (1), pp. 125-47. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Nov 13.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: Cell culturing, whether for tissue engineering or cell biology studies, always involves placing cells in a non-natural environment and no material currently exist that can mimic the entire complexity of natural tissues and variety of cell-matrix interactions that is found in vivo. Here, we review the vast range of hydrogels, composed of natural or synthetic polymers that provide a route to tailored microenvironments.<br /> (© 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)

Subjects :: Animals
Biocompatible Materials chemistry
Humans
Microtechnology methods
Polymers chemistry
Cell Culture Techniques
Hydrogels chemistry

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