Microfluidics has recently emerged as a powerful tool in generation of submillimeter-sized
cell aggregates capable of performing tissue-specific functions, so-called microtissues, for …

Micrometer‐sized hydrogels, termed microgels, are emerging as multifunctional platforms
that can recapitulate tissue heterogeneity in engineered cell microenvironments. The …

Regeneration of diseased tissue is one of the foremost concerns for millions of patients who
suffer from tissue damage each year. Local delivery of cell-laden hydrogels offers an …

Microfluidic principles have been extensively utilized as powerful tools to fabricate controlled
monodisperse cell-laden hydrogel microdroplets for various biological applications …

Controlled encapsulation and pairing of single cells within a confined 3D matrix can enable
the replication of the highly ordered cellular structure of human tissues. Microgels with …

Soft materials with a spatially non-uniform composition that is closely linked to their function
are abundant in nature. Such materials often possess a hierarchical architecture that …

Microfluidic technologies are emerging as an enabling tool for various applications in tissue
engineering and cell biology. One emerging use of microfluidic systems is the generation of …

3D hydrogel microstructures that encapsulate cells have been used in broad applications in
microscale tissue engineering, personalized drug screening, and regenerative medicine …

Assembly of cell encapsulating building blocks (ie, microscale hydrogels) has significant
applications in areas including regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and cell‐based in …

We describe here designs of compartmentalized hydrogel microparticles with a tunable
extracellular matrix (ECM) support for cell encapsulation and scalable 3D cell culture. The …