Cytoskeletal stiffening in synthetic hydrogels

Although common in biology, controlled stiffening of hydrogels in vitro is difficult to achieve. Here the authors show how a biomimetic hybrid hydrogel can be stiffened instantaneously and reversibly up to 50 times.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Paula de Almeida, Maarten Jaspers, Sarah Vaessen, Oya Tagit, Giuseppe Portale, Alan E. Rowan, Paul H. J. Kouwer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08569-4