Cellendes
Synthetic
Hydrogel based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyethylene glycol (PEG).
PVA is covalently crosslinked by PEG-Link (thiol-modified PEG) via the Michael addition reaction.
3D
Spheroids, Other
HeLa Kyoto (RRID:CVCL_1922)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Specified
G’ = 10−10,000 Pa
Yes
Thiol-mediated conjugation. 3-D Life peptides or custom-made peptides with thiol groups can be covalently attached to the hydrogel. Tethering proteins, peptides and DNA to the hydrogel network by laser lithography.
No
Yes
No
Yes
High-throughput screening, Organ-on-a-chip model