Biofunctional peptide-click PEG-based hydrogels as 3D cell scaffolds for corneal epithelial regeneration
Lei Lei, Yuhan Hu, Hui Shi, Zhishu Bao, Yiping Wu, Jun Jiang, Xingyi Li
Abstract
Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-based hydrogels as highly promising 3D cell scaffolds have been widely implemented in tissue regeneration, yet the functionalized PEG hydrogel providing dynamic, cell-instructive microenvironments is difficult to obtain.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsPEG ratioEthylene glycolRegeneration (biology)Materials sciencePeptideTissue engineeringCellBiophysicsNanotechnologyChemical engineeringChemistryCell biologyBiomedical engineeringPolymer chemistryBiochemistryBiologyEngineeringFinanceEconomicsCorneal Surgery and TreatmentsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsRNA Interference and Gene Delivery