Combining gellan gum with a functional low-molecular-weight gelator to assemble stiff shaped hybrid hydrogels for stem cell growth
Carmen C. Piras, Paul G. Genever, David K. Smith
Abstract
Hybrid hydrogels combining gellan gum polymer gelator (PG) with a low molecular weight gelator (LMWG) benefit from both the synergistic combination of rheological characteristics and the unique activity of the LMWG.
Topics & Concepts
Gellan gumSelf-healing hydrogelsRheologyPolymerMaterials scienceChemical engineeringChemistryPolymer chemistryPolymer scienceComposite materialFood scienceEngineeringProteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans researchSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research