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. 2014 Jan 8;26(1):125-47.
doi: 10.1002/adma.201302958. Epub 2013 Nov 13.

25th anniversary article: Designer hydrogels for cell cultures: a materials selection guide

Julian Thiele  1 , Yujie Ma, Stéphanie M C Bruekers, Shaohua Ma, Wilhelm T S Huck
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25th anniversary article: Designer hydrogels for cell cultures: a materials selection guide

Julian Thiele et al. Adv Mater. .

Abstract

Cell culturing, whether for tissue engineering or cell biology studies, always involves placing cells in a non-natural environment and no material currently exist that can mimic the entire complexity of natural tissues and variety of cell-matrix interactions that is found in vivo. Here, we review the vast range of hydrogels, composed of natural or synthetic polymers that provide a route to tailored microenvironments.

Keywords: Tissue Eng; cell biology; cell-matrix interactions; hydrogels.

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