Chemical strategies to engineer hydrogels for cell culture

J Lou, DJ Mooney - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Two-dimensional and three-dimensional cell culture systems are widely used for biological
studies, and are the basis of the organoid, tissue engineering and organ-on-chip research …

Engineered hydrogels for mechanobiology

U Blache, EM Ford, B Ha, L Rijns… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Cells' local mechanical environment can be as important in guiding cellular responses as
many well-characterized biochemical cues. Hydrogels that mimic the native extracellular …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic strategies of three-dimensional stem cell spheroids and organoids for tissue repair and regeneration

W Kim, Y Gwon, S Park, H Kim, J Kim - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) stem cell culture systems have attracted considerable
attention as a way to better mimic the complex interactions between individual cells and the …

Progress and potential in organoid research

G Rossi, A Manfrin, MP Lutolf - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2018 - nature.com
Tissue and organ biology are very challenging to study in mammals, and progress can be
hindered, particularly in humans, by sample accessibility and ethical concerns. However …

Tailoring gelation mechanisms for advanced hydrogel applications

V Nele, JP Wojciechowski… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are one of the most commonly explored classes of biomaterials. Their chemical
and structural versatility has enabled their use across a wide range of applications, including …

A practical guide to hydrogels for cell culture

SR Caliari, JA Burdick - Nature methods, 2016 - nature.com
There is growing appreciation of the role that the extracellular environment plays in
regulating cell behavior. Mechanical, structural, and compositional cues, either alone or in …

Synthetic hydrogels for human intestinal organoid generation and colonic wound repair

R Cruz-Acuña, M Quirós, AE Farkas, PH Dedhia… - Nature cell …, 2017 - nature.com
In vitro differentiation of human intestinal organoids (HIOs) from pluripotent stem cells is an
unparalleled system for creating complex, multicellular three-dimensional structures capable …

Flourishing antibacterial strategies for osteomyelitis therapy

X Wang, M Zhang, T Zhu, Q Wei, G Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Osteomyelitis is a destructive disease of bone tissue caused by infection with pathogenic
microorganisms. Because of the complex and long‐term abnormal conditions, osteomyelitis …

Covalently Crosslinked hydrogels via step‐growth reactions: crosslinking chemistries, polymers, and clinical impact

Y Gao, K Peng, S Mitragotri - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are an important class of biomaterials with the unique property of high‐water
content in a crosslinked polymer network. In particular, chemically crosslinked hydrogels …

The thiol-Michael addition click reaction: a powerful and widely used tool in materials chemistry

DP Nair, M Podgorski, S Chatani, T Gong… - Chemistry of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The key attribute of the thiol-Michael addition reaction that makes it a prized tool in materials
science is its modular “click” nature, which allows for the implementation of this highly …