Phototunable Bioprinted Hydrogels to Probe Cellular Responses to ECM Stiffening

June 30, 2023

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Preparation of Phototunable Hydrogel Bioink

3D Bioprinting, Culturing, and Photostiffening of Phototunable Hydrogel

Alicia E. Tanneberger, Layla Blair, Duncan Davis-Hall, Chelsea M. Magin^2,3

¹Department of Bioengineering,University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus, ²Department of Pediatrics,University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, ³Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine,University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Summary

This article describes how to 3D bioprint phototunable hydrogels to study extracellular matrix stiffening and fibroblast activation.

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