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Cellular Microenvironments: A Versatile Approach to Engineering Biomolecule‐Presenting Cellular Microenvironments (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2/2013)
Author(s) -
Lienemann Philipp S.,
Karlsson Maria,
Sala Ana,
Wischhusen Hanna M.,
Weber Franz E.,
Zimmermann Roland,
Weber Wilfried,
Lutolf Matthias P.,
Ehrbar Martin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.201370006
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , biomolecule , tissue engineering , nanotechnology , materials science , extracellular matrix , synthetic biology , biophysics , microbiology and biotechnology , biomedical engineering , computational biology , biology , engineering , polymer chemistry
Biomimetic hydrogels are engineered to mimic extracellular microenvironments, as reported by Martin Ehrbar and co‐workers on page 292 . The cover image shows schematically how these matrices can selectively capture proteins from solution and present them to target cells in close proximity, triggering a desired cellular response.