| Literature DB >> 27305637 |
Xinming Tong1, Fan Yang2.
Abstract
The development of a sliding hydrogel with mobile crosslinks and biochemical ligands as a 3D stem cell niche is reported. The molecular mobility of this sliding hydrogel allows stem cells to reorganize the surrounding ligands and change their morphology in 3D. Without changing matrix stiffness, sliding hydrogels support efficient stem cell differentiation toward multiple lineages including adipogenesis, chondrogenesis, and osteogenesis.Entities:
Keywords: cell niches; cyclodextrins; sliding hydrogels
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27305637 PMCID: PMC5127628 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201601484
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Mater ISSN: 0935-9648 Impact factor: 30.849