A dermal-epidermal junction-inclusive skin model enabled by controllable hydrogel swelling
Tobias Hammer, Tobias Spirig, Markus Rottmar, Katharina Maniura‐Weber, Kongchang Wei, René Michel Rossi
This paper introduces a method to create skin models with dermal-epidermal junction-like microtopography using hydrogel swelling, supporting cell co-culture and stratified epithelia formation.
bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering