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ArticleChemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society2025

Hyaluronic Acid-Functionalized Highly Porous Polymeric Materials for Stem Cell Culture.

Joshua D Swindell, Despina Coursari, Charlotte E Severn, Evelyn Calderon-Espinosa, Israa A El-Shawaf, David M Haddleton, Ashley M Toye, Ahmed M Eissa

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Article in Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Joshua D SwindellDepartment of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3776-6689
Despina CoursariDepartment of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
Charlotte E SevernSchool of Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, U.K.
Evelyn Calderon-EspinosaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5993-632X
Israa A El-ShawafFaculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Elsarayat Street 1, Abbaseya, Cairo 11517, Egypt.
David M HaddletonDepartment of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4965-0827
Ashley M ToyeSchool of Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, U.K.
Ahmed M EissaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5021-8732

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe the synthesis of a functional macroporous polymer material and its potential use as a scaffold to support the 3D culture of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs). Glycidyl methacrylate (GMA)-based emulsion-templated porous polymers (known as polyHIPEs) were prepared by photopolymerization and subsequently surface functionalized with hyaluronic acid (HA) using Huisgen azide-alkyne cycloaddition click reaction, inferring a high degree of functionalization based on the near-quantitative nature of the reactions. Quantitative azidation of GMA-based polyHIPEs is achieved by the ring opening reaction of epoxide rings with sodium azide. Reductive amination reaction is used to end-cap HA with alkyne functionality to be later clicked onto the azidified polyHIPE surfaces. The synthesized polyHIPE materials are characterized by

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