Folding artificial mucosa with cell-laden hydrogels guided by mechanics models

The surfaces of many hollow or tubular tissues/organs in our respiratory, gastrointestinal, and urogenital tracts are covered by mucosa with folded patterns. The patterns are induced by mechanical instability of the mucosa under compression due to constrained growth. Recapitulating this folding proc...

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Main Authors: Meng, Hu (Author), Leong, Kam W. (Author), Chan, Hon Fai (Contributor), Zhao, Ruike (Contributor), Parada Hernandez, German Alberto (Contributor), Griffith, Linda G (Contributor), Zhao, Xuanhe (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 2019-02-22T18:35:27Z.
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