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ArticleScience advances2026

In situ processing of fibrous hydrogels by photochemistry for adaptive cellular microenvironments.

Wen Chen, Zhengdong Gao, Hongjuan Weng, Hongbo Yuan, Roy van Alst, Rong Wang, Jyoti Kumari, Lorenzo Moroni, Paul H J Kouwer

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Wen ChenInstitute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7017-6990
Zhengdong GaoMERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Department of Complex Tissue Regeneration, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0004-9901-4097
Hongjuan WengMERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Department of Complex Tissue Regeneration, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
Hongbo YuanMolecular imaging and Photonics, department of chemistry, KU Leuven, Flanders, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-4250-195X
Roy van AlstInstitute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Rong WangRadboud University Medical Center, Department of Dentistry - Regenerative Biomaterials, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Philips van Leydenlaan 25, 6525 EX Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6623-8439
Jyoti KumariInstitute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4752-4533
Lorenzo MoroniMERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Department of Complex Tissue Regeneration, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1298-6025
Paul H J KouwerInstitute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2760-191X

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Abstract

Omnipresent in biology, fibrous networks like collagen possess unique properties: dynamic network via crosslinking and degradation. This intrinsic adaptivity plays a critical role in regulating cell behavior via cell-matrix interactions. Built from biological building blocks, however, these networks are challenging to manipulate or even control. Here, we introduce dynamic network regulation via photochemical control in a synthetic and fibrous highly biomimetic hydrogel. As a proof-of-concept, we demonstrate that the dynamic control over the mechanical properties of this adaptive in vitro model can be used to modulate cell spreading and mechanotransduction in three-dimensional (3D) mesenchymal stromal cell cultures. Our approach not only opens the door to on-demand mechanically adaptive gels with unprecedented control, but simultaneously offers easy processibility and cell extraction of the used synthetic gel.

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Cellular MicroenvironmentHydrogelsPhotochemistryAnimalsCollagenHumansMechanotransduction, CellularMesenchymal Stem CellsPhotochemical ProcessesCollagenHydrogels

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PMID42905813
PMCPMC13685919

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