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ArticleAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2025

Microgels With Electrostatically Controlled Molecular Affinity to Direct Morphogenesis.

Sebastian Kühn, Valentina Magno, Ralf Zimmermann, Yanuar Dwi Putra Limasale, Passant Atallah, Aukha Stoppa, Max J Männel, Julian Thiele, Jens Friedrichs, Uwe Freudenberg and 1 more

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Article in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Conductive Hydrogels for Exogenous Sensing and Cell Fate Control.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Sebastian KühnInstitute of Biofunctional Polymer Materials/Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3532-4227
Valentina MagnoInstitute of Biofunctional Polymer Materials/Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0009-0007-9719-3417
Ralf ZimmermannInstitute of Biofunctional Polymer Materials/Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany.
Yanuar Dwi Putra LimasaleInstitute of Biofunctional Polymer Materials/Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8138-4768
Passant AtallahInstitute of Biofunctional Polymer Materials/Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8430-5845
Aukha StoppaInstitute of Biofunctional Polymer Materials/Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7719-3782
Max J MännelInstitute of Physical Chemistry and Polymer Physics, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9877-8205
Julian ThieleInstitute of Physical Chemistry and Polymer Physics, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5449-3048
Jens FriedrichsInstitute of Biofunctional Polymer Materials/Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7166-6120
Uwe FreudenbergInstitute of Biofunctional Polymer Materials/Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1359-1095
Carsten WernerInstitute of Biofunctional Polymer Materials/Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0189-3448

Funding

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 031A360CDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft SFB-TRR 67
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Concentration gradients of soluble signaling molecules-morphogens-determine the cellular organization in tissue development. Morphogen-releasing microgels have shown potential to recapitulate this principle in engineered tissue constructs, however, with limited control over the molecular cues in space and time. Inspired by the functionality of sulfated glycosaminoglycans (sGAGs) in morphogen signaling in vivo, a library of sGAG-based microgels is developed and designated as µGel Units to Instruct Development (µGUIDEs). Adjustment of the microgel's sGAG sulfation patterns and concentration enabled the programming of electrostatic affinities that control the release of morphogens. Based on computational analyses of molecular transport processes, µGUIDEs provided unprecedented precision in the spatiotemporal modulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gradients in a microgel-in-gel vasculogenesis model and kidney organoid cultures. The versatile approach offers new options for creating morphogen signaling centers to advance the understanding of tissue and organ development.

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MicrogelsMorphogenesisAnimalsGlycosaminoglycansHumansKidneyNeovascularization, PhysiologicOrganoidsStatic ElectricityTissue EngineeringVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AGlycosaminoglycansMicrogelsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Aartificial signaling centersbeadsheparinkidney organoidsmicrogelsmorphogen gradientssulfated glycosaminoglycansvascular morphogenesisVEGF

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PMID39449199
PMCPMC11756038

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