Journal
ADVANCED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS
Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages 301-312Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201400250
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Funding
- Swiss National Science Foundation [PBELP3-133350, IZK0Z2_154342, 205321_134786]
- Brazilian Swiss Joint Research Programme [BJRP 0112-09]
- European Research Council under the European Union [307338]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [PBELP3-133350, IZK0Z2_154342] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
- European Research Council (ERC) [307338] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
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Millimeter to centimeter-sized injectable neural scaffolds based on macroporous cryogels are presented. The polymer-scaffolds are made from alginate and carboxymethyl-cellulose by a novel simple one-pot cryosynthesis. They allow surgical sterility by means of autoclaving, and present native laminin as an attachment motive for neural adhesion and neurite development. They are designed to protect an extended, living neuronal network during compression to a small fraction of the original volume in order to enable minimally invasive delivery. The scaffolds behave as a mechanical meta-material: they are soft at the macroscopic scale, enabling injection through narrow-bore tubing and potentially good cellular scaffold integration in soft target tissues such as the brain. At the same time, the scaffold material has a high local Young modulus, allowing protection of the neuronal network during injection. Based on macroscopic and nanomechanical characterization, the generic geometrical and mechanical design rules are presented, enabling macroporous cellular scaffold injectability.
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