Thermosensitive chitosan-based hydrogels supporting motor neuron-like NSC-34 cell differentiation
Antonella Stanzione, Alessandro Polini, Velia La Pesa, Angelo Quattrini, Alessandro Romano, Giuseppe Gigli, Lorenzo Moroni, Francesca Gervaso
Abstract
A new drop-by-drop method was developed to prepare a thermosensitive, chitosan-based hydrogel system that allowed easy encapsulation of NSC-34 cells, supporting their viability and favouring their differentiation.
Topics & Concepts
ChitosanSelf-healing hydrogelsChemistryDrop (telecommunication)Viability assayNeuronBiophysicsNanotechnologyCellMaterials scienceNeurosciencePolymer chemistryComputer scienceBiochemistryBiologyTelecommunicationsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials