We describe the fabrication of micropatterned hydrogel sheets using a simple process, which can be assembled and manipulated in a freestanding form. Using these modular hydrogel sheets, a simple macro-scaled 3D cell culture system can be generated with a controlled cellular microenvironment.
Son, J., Bae, C. Y., Park, J. Construction of Modular Hydrogel Sheets for Micropatterned Macro-scaled 3D Cellular Architecture. J. Vis. Exp. (107), e53475, doi:10.3791/53475 (2016).