Constructing 3D heterogeneous hydrogels from electrically manipulated prepolymer droplets and crosslinked microgels

• Published in: Science advances Vol. 2; no. 10; p. e1600964
• Main Authors: Chiang, Min-Yu, Hsu, Yao-Wen, Hsieh, Hsin-Yi, Chen, San-Yuan, Fan, Shih-Kang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Applied Physics; SciAdv r-articles; dielectrophoresis; electrowetting; Hydrogel; microfluidics

Formation of multifunctional, heterogeneous, and encoded hydrogel building blocks, or microgels, by crosslinking and assembly of microgels are two essential steps in establishing hierarchical, complicated, and three-dimensional (3D) hydrogel architectures that recapitulate natural and biological str...