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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2017
Osaka University, Suita, JP;
Kyoto University, Kyoto, JP;
Akira Harada, Suita, JP;
Yoshinori Takashima, Suita, JP;
Masaki Nakahata, Suita, JP;
Motomu Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Marcel Hoerning, Kyoto, JP;
Osaka University, Suita, JP;
Kyoto University, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
Provided are: a polymer gel for a medium, and a medium in which the stiffness of the polymer gel can be easily and reversibly changed and the shape of cells can be controlled according to the stiffness of the gel; and a method for culturing cells using the medium. The polymer gel for a medium contains a solvent and a crosslinked structure that is crosslinked by reversible bonds. The stiffness of the polymer gel for a medium can be easily and reversibly changed. Accordingly, when the polymer gel for a medium according to the present invention is used, cell morphology and function can be reversibly controlled according to the stiffness of the gel.