Polymeric materials that can be readily modified with (bio) molecules of interest to render
them suitable for intended applications are in demand for use in various areas of biomedical …

Engineered hydrogels have been extensively used to direct cell function in 3D cell culture
models, which are more representative of the native cellular microenvironment than …

The advancement of click-functionalized hydrogels in recent years has coincided with rapid
growth in the fields of mechanobiology, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine …

Recent efforts in the design of hydrogel biomaterials have focused on better mimicking the
native cellular microenvironment to direct cell fate. To simultaneously control multiple …

A hydrogel network based on noncovalent intermolecular interactions via mixing of poly
(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic anhydride)(PMVEMA), poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA), and tannic …

Cell-encapsulating hydrogels are of tremendous interest in regenerative medicine. Tissue
engineering relies on biomaterials able to act as artificial extracellular matrices to guide cells …

A chemically cross–linked chitosan–based hydrogel was successfully synthesized through
Diels–Alder (DA) reaction and characterized. The final product was obtained after different …

Stimuli–responsive chitosan–based hydrogels for biomedical applications using the Diels–
Alder reaction were prepared. Furan modified chitosan (Cs–Fu) was cross–linked with …

The development of 3D printable hydrogels based on the crosslinking between chitosan and
gelatin is proposed. Chitosan and gelatin were both functionalized with methyl furan groups …

The development of tunable, ultrasound-responsive hydrogels that can deliver protein
payload on-demand when exposed to focused ultrasound is described in this study …