Merck, Sigma-Aldrich
Synthetic
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-based hydrogel
The (thiol-reactive) maleimide-functionalised PVA polymer is crosslinked by the thiol-functionalised polyethylene glycol (PEG) non-degradable crosslinker.
3D
Spheroids
Unspecified
Yes
Yes
Yes
Specified
G’ = 0.15−5 kPa
Yes
Thiol-mediated conjugation. Peptides with a N- or C-terminal cysteine can be covalently linked to the hydrogel.
No
Unspecified
Unspecified
Yes