A Stimuli-Responsive Nanocomposite for 3D Anisotropic Cell-Guidance and Magnetic Soft Robotics
A novel method is presented to biofabricate anisotropic nanocomposite hydrogels through a mild and biocompatible process driven by multiple external stimuli: magnetic field, temperature, and light. The functionality of this stimuliresponsive hydrogel is studied creating i) 3D cell-instructive platforms for in vitro morphogenesis, and ii) a 3D printable magnetoresponsive ink for fabricating small-scale bioinspired soft robots.
This is reported by Riccardo Tognato, Angela R. Armiento, Valentina Bonfrate, Riccardo Levato, Jos Malda, Mauro Alini, David Eglin, Gabriele Giancane, and Tiziano Serra in their article https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201804647.
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