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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2014
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
William L. Murphy, Waunakee, WI (US);
Ngoc Nhi Thi Le, Madison, WI (US);
Stefan Zorn, Madison, WI (US);
Michael P. Schwartz, Madison, WI (US);
Eric Huy Dang Nguyen, Madison, WI (US);
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
Patterned hydrogel arrays and methods of preparing patterned hydrogel arrays are disclosed. Advantageously, the methods used to prepare the patterned hydrogel arrays allow for controlling individual hydrogel spot conditions such as hydrogel spot modulus, hydrogel spot ligand identity and hydrogel spot ligand density, which allows for preparing a wide range of hydrogel spots in a single array format. Patterned hydrogel arrays can also be formed to include hydrogel-free pools surrounded by hydrogel. Additionally, the patterned hydrogel arrays of the present disclosure support the culture of a range of cell types. The patterned hydrogel arrays offer the ability to rapidly screen substrate components for influencing cell attachment, spreading, proliferation, migration, and differentiation.