Biomaterials Spotlight on hydrogels

By using light to control the degradation of hydrogel components in space and time, researchers have generated a tool to help them reconstruct functional biological tissues in a culture dish.

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Published inNature materials Vol. 8; no. 6; pp. 451 - 453
Main Author Lutolf, Matthias P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Nature Publishing Group 01.06.2009
Subjects
Biomaterials
Biomedical materials
Cell culture
Extracellular Matrix
Hydrogels
Materials science
Regeneration
Tissue Engineering
Tissues
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Summary:By using light to control the degradation of hydrogel components in space and time, researchers have generated a tool to help them reconstruct functional biological tissues in a culture dish.
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ISSN:1476-1122
1476-4660
DOI:10.1038/nmat2458