Gelatin methacrylate-alginate hydrogel with tunable viscoelastic properties
Although native extracellular matrix (ECM) is viscoelastic, synthetic biomaterials used in biomedical engineering to mimic ECM typically exhibit a purely elastic response when an external strain is applied. In an effort to truly understand how living cells interact with surrounding ECM matrix, new b...
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Language: | English |
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AIMS Press
2017-02-01
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Series: | AIMS Materials Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.aimspress.com/Materials/article/1277/fulltext.html |