Synthesis of α-Three-arm Star Block Copolymer (SBC-αCl)
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Fabrication of a Porous 3D Liquid Crystal Elastomer (LCE) Scaffold with Hexamethylene Diisocyanate (HDI) as a Crosslinker
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Seeding the LCE Scaffold Using Sterile Techniques and Imaging the LCE Construct
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Results: 3D Spatial Cell Cultures Prepared on LCE Foams
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Conclusion
Transcript
The goal of this procedure is to prepare biodegradable, three dimensional foam-like cell scaffolds based on biocompatible side chain liquid crystal elastomers. This method can help answer key questions in the liquid crystal and biomedical fields,
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This study presents a methodology to prepare 3D, biodegradable, foam-like cell scaffolds based on biocompatible side-chain liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs). Confocal microscopy experiments show that foam-like LCEs allow for cell attachment, proliferation, and the spontaneous alignment of C2C12s myoblasts.