Interlinked Macroporous 3D Scaffolds from Microgel RodsDirk Rommel 1,2, Sitara Vedaraman 1,2, Matthias Mork 1,2, Laura De Laporte 1,2,3
1DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 2Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 3Institute of Applied Medical Engineering, Department of Advanced Materials for Biomedicine, RWTH Aachen University
Microgel rods with complementary reactive groups are produced via microfluidics with the ability to interlink in aqueous solution. The anisometric microgels jam and interlink into stable constructs with larger pores compared to spherical-based systems. Microgels modified with GRGDS-PC form macroporous 3D constructs that can be used for cell culture.
