期刊
MICROMACHINES
卷 12, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/mi12010045
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microgels; self-assembling peptides; biofabrication; 3D bioprinting; cell-laden constructs
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Microgels are hydrogel particles with micrometer-scale diameters that can be fabricated in various shapes and sizes. They are increasingly used in biomedical applications and biofabrication due to their unique features. Fabrication methods for microgels are divided into top-down and bottom-up approaches, each with its own advantages and limitations.
Microgels are hydrogel particles with diameters in the micrometer scale that can be fabricated in different shapes and sizes. Microgels are increasingly used for biomedical applications and for biofabrication due to their interesting features, such as injectability, modularity, porosity and tunability in respect to size, shape and mechanical properties. Fabrication methods of microgels are divided into two categories, following a top-down or bottom-up approach. Each approach has its own advantages and disadvantages and requires certain sets of materials and equipments. In this review, we discuss fabrication methods of both top-down and bottom-up approaches and point to their advantages as well as their limitations, with more focus on the bottom-up approaches. In addition, the use of microgels for a variety of biomedical applications will be discussed, including microgels for the delivery of therapeutic agents and microgels as cell carriers for the fabrication of 3D bioprinted cell-laden constructs. Microgels made from well-defined synthetic materials with a focus on rationally designed ultrashort peptides are also discussed, because they have been demonstrated to serve as an attractive alternative to much less defined naturally derived materials. Here, we will emphasize the potential and properties of ultrashort self-assembling peptides related to microgels.
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