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Helical Hydrogel Nanofibers: Microfluidic Fabrication of Biomimetic Helical Hydrogel Microfibers for Blood‐Vessel‐on‐a‐Chip Applications (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 13/2019)
Author(s) -
Jia Luanluan,
Han Fengxuan,
Yang Huili,
Turnbull Gareth,
Wang Jiayuan,
Clarke Jon,
Shu Wenmiao,
Guo Mingyu,
Li Bin
Publication year - 2019
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.201970055
Subject(s) - microfiber , microfluidics , materials science , umbilical vein , nanotechnology , biomedical engineering , blood vessel , microfluidic chip , fabrication , nanofiber , composite material , chemistry , engineering , medicine , pathology , biochemistry , psychiatry , in vitro , alternative medicine
In article number 1900435 by Bin Li and co‐workers, various complex helical structures and cell‐laden hydrogel microfibers are fabricated using microfluidics‐based technology. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) can grow in the inner wall of hollow microfibers and form lumen similar to natural blood vessels. Helical cell tubes can also be prepared to mimic helical blood vessels. Such cell‐laden microfibers hold great potential in blood‐vessel‐on‐a‐chip applications.