DOI: 10.1039/d6bm00379f ISSN: 2047-4830
Bioorthogonally reinforced injectable granular hydrogels synergizing ECM mimicry with microporosity for skin tissue engineering
Akshat Joshi, Yasuhiro Ikegami, Yingnan Yue, Yongdeok Jo, Akhilesh Agrawal, Meenakshi Kamaraj, Kawailani Lilly, Jooyoung Park, Diego N. Rodriguez-Sanchez, Ujjayan Majumdar, Aayush Gupta, Ji-hoo Lee, Suk-Jung Oh, Shinichi Aishima, Hiroyuki IjimaGranular hydrogel mimicking the extracellular matrix was designed for use as injectable scaffolds or bioinks in skin tissue engineering. Through hydrazone bonds, ECM-inspired HMPs assemble into a jammed microporous hydrogel network.