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Self‐Healing Zwitterionic Microgel Constructs: Self‐Healing Zwitterionic Microgels as a Versatile Platform for Malleable Cell Constructs and Injectable Therapies (Adv. Mater. 39/2018)
Author(s) -
Sinclair Andrew,
O'Kelly Mary Beth,
Bai Tao,
Hung HsiangChieh,
Jain Priyesh,
Jiang Shaoyi
Publication year - 2018
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.201870291
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , materials science , self healing , biocompatible material , nanotechnology , 3d cell culture , cell encapsulation , biomedical engineering , cell , polymer chemistry , medicine , chemistry , biochemistry , alternative medicine , pathology
Injectable and malleable hydrogels promise to advance the in vitro culture and clinical administration of cell‐based therapies. In article number 1803087 , Shaoyi Jiang and co‐workers introduce a versatile strategy to create highly biocompatible viscoelastic hydrogels by exploiting dynamic fusion interactions within poly(carboxybetaine) microgel assemblies. These zwitterionic injectable pellet (ZIP) constructs can form on‐demand stem cell culture scaffolds and protective injectable carriers.