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ArticleBiofabrication2025

Heterogeneous polymerization via two-step crosslinking for tunable microribbon hydrogels.

Mahsa Karimi, Fereshteh Ahadi, Niloofar Esmati, Mingyue Fan, Lin Han, Christopher Y Li, Li-Hsin Han

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Article in Biofabrication, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Mahsa KarimiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-9833-9699
Fereshteh AhadiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States of America.
Niloofar EsmatiDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-8744-635X
Mingyue FanSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States of America.
Lin HanSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States of America.
Christopher Y LiDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States of America.
Li-Hsin HanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-0135-2863

Funding

Crosslinkable cell scale fibers for large meniscus defect repairR21AR075977 · NIAMS · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI HAN, LI HSIN · 2019 to 2020
$390k
NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR075977
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hydrogels are widely used in tissue engineering, but conventional homogeneous polymerization often creates dense matrices that hinder cell migration and restrict extracellular matrix production. The motivation of this project was to overcome these limitations by developing a heterogeneously crosslinkable hydrogel platform that enables both cell migration and matrix deposition. We present a two-step heterogeneous polymerization approach that introduces spatial variations in matrix density, producing tunable, cell-sized pores that promote migration, proliferation, and matrix synthesis. As an implementation, gelatin was pre-assembled into microribbon-like building blocks using a dynamic molding process, methacrylated to introduce crosslinkable groups, chemically modified, washed, and freeze-dried. Upon rehydration, the ribbons formed a moldable paste that could be mixed with cells and photo-crosslinked into scaffolds with

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Cross-Linking ReagentsHydrogelsAnimalsCell MovementCell ProliferationGelatinHumansMicePolymerizationPorosityTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsCross-Linking ReagentsGelatinHydrogelsbuilding blocksheterogeneous hydrogelhydrogel polymerizationmulti-step crosslinkingporous hydrogeltissue engineering

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PMID41285045
PMCPMC12709583

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