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Cell and Material Interface
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Cell and Material Interface

by Nihal Engin Vrana
September 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
294 pages
11h 13m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Cell and Material Interface
25Scaffold Processing Technologies for Tailored Cell Interactions
or featuring at higher size scales. At the molecular level, hydrogel behavior is inu-
enced by interactions between functional groups on its chains and the surrounding
water molecules, affecting, for example, the conformations of the chain between
cross-links. Chain lengths between network junctions also affect behavior, particu-
larly mechanically, as would particulate reinforcement or the existence of interpen-
etrating networks of different polymers. Depending on the processing methods, gels
may incorporate features such as pores, channels, surface texturing, or even bespoke
3D structuring. The nal functionality of a hydrogel scaffold will depend, therefore,
not only on the ...
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