Cellular Microcultures: Programming Mechanical and Physicochemical Properties of 3D Hydrogel Cellular Microcultures via Direct Ink Writing (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 9/2016). Issue 9 (11th May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McCracken, Joselle M.; Badea, Adina; Kandel, Mikhail E.; Gladman, A. Sydney; Wetzel, David J.; Popescu, Gabriel; Lewis, Jennifer A.; Nuzzo, Ralph G.
• Is Part Of: Advanced healthcare materials. Volume 5:Issue 9(2016)
• Page Start: 990
• Page End: 990
• Publication Date: 2016-05-11
• Subjects: 3D print -- fibroblasts -- fluorescence -- hydrogels -- scaffolds; Biomedical materials -- Periodicals; 610.28
• DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201670043
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2192-2640

Abstract

Abstract : R. Nuzzo and co‐workers show on page 1025 how compositional differences in hydrogels are used to tune their cellular compliance by controlling their polymer mesh properties and subsequent uptake of the protein poly‐l ‐lysine (green spheres in circled inset). The cover image shows pyramid micro‐scaffolds prepared using direct ink writing (DIW) that differentially direct fibroblast and preosteoblast growth in 3D, depending on cell motility and surface treatment.