Glacier moraine formation-mimicking colloidal particle assembly in microchanneled, bioactive hydrogel for guided vascular network construction.

Lee, Min Kyung; Rich, Max H; Shkumatov, Artem; Jeong, Jae Hyun; Boppart, Marni D; Bashir, Rashid; Gillette, Martha U; Lee, Jonghwi et al. · Adv Healthc Mater · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

This study demonstrates that a new method to align microparticles releasing bioactive molecules in microchannels of a hydrogel allows the guiding of growth direction and spacing of vascular networks.

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