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Adaptable Hydrogels: Adaptable Hydrogel Networks with Reversible Linkages for Tissue Engineering (Adv. Mater. 25/2015)
Author(s) -
Wang Huiyuan,
Heilshorn Sarah C.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201570165
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , materials science , tissue engineering , confocal microscopy , nanotechnology , microscopy , biomedical engineering , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , polymer chemistry , engineering , optics , physics
Confocal microscopy is used to image neural progenitor cells growing within a hydrogel. The cells can remodel the material, enabling formation of a three‐dimensional cellular network. The warmer colors in the image represent cells closer to the gel surface, and the cooler colors represent cells deeper inside the gel. Cell culture and microscopy were performed by Chris Madl; the artwork was prepared by Chelsea Castillo. The design considerations and linkage selections for building adaptable hydrogels are reviewed on page 3717 by S.C. Heilshorn and H. Wang.