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| Title: | A new light triggered approach to develop a micro porous tough hydrogel | Authors: | Dou, Q Low, Z.W.K Zhang, K Loh, X.J |
Keywords: | Cell culture Scaffolds (biology) 3-D cell culture Extracellular matrices Gelling polymers Microporous Nutrient exchange Porous hydrogels Templating agents Hydrogels |
Issue Date: | 2017 | Citation: | Dou, Q, Low, Z.W.K, Zhang, K, Loh, X.J (2017). A new light triggered approach to develop a micro porous tough hydrogel. RSC Advances 7 (44) : 27449-27453. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ra03214e | Abstract: | A porous tough hydrogel (alginate-polyacrylamide) is successfully synthesized using a photo-gelling polymer as a templating agent. Unlike current porous hydrogels, we present a useful pore-enhancing strategy without sacrificing the mechanical properties of the parent matrix. These porous tough hydrogels, as 3D cell culture scaffolds, can mimic the extracellular matrix and allow maximum nutrient exchange. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2017. | Source Title: | RSC Advances | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/173963 | ISSN: | 20462069 | DOI: | 10.1039/c7ra03214e |
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