BioengineeringLab on a ChipPeer-reviewed
Stimulus-induced mechanical compaction of biological polymer networks via smart hydrogel microstructures
Vicente Salas-Quiroz, Katharina Esch, Katja Zieske
This paper introduces a lab-on-chip system that applies spatially and temporally controlled mechanical perturbations to biological polymer networks using thermoresponsive and light-responsive hydrogel microstructures.
DOI 10.1039/d5lc00477b