Fabrication of Hydrogel Particles of Defined Shapes Using Superhydrophobic-Hydrophilic Micropatterns.

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Date publication

septembre 2016

Journal

Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MANO João F.


Tous les auteurs :
Neto AI, Demir K, Popova AA, Oliveira MB, Mano JF, Levkin PA

Résumé

High-throughput fabrication of freestanding hydrogel particles with defined geometry and size for 3D cell culture, cell screenings, and modular tissue engineering is reported. The method employs discontinuous dewetting using superhydrophobic-hydrophilic micropatterns.

Mots clés

3D cell culture, hydrogels, microarrays, superhydrophobic, tissue engineering

Référence

Adv. Mater. Weinheim. 2016 Sep;28(35):7613-9