Three‐Dimensional Magnetic Assembly of Microscale Hydrogels

Advanced MaterialsVolume 23, Issue 37 p. 4254-4260 Communication Three-Dimensional Magnetic Assembly of Microscale Hydrogels Feng Xu, Feng Xu Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USASearch for more papers by this authorChung-an Max Wu, Chung-an Max Wu Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USASearch for more papers by this authorVenkatakrishnan Rengarajan, Venkatakrishnan Rengarajan Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USASearch for more papers by this authorThomas Dylan Finley, Thomas Dylan Finley Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USASearch for more papers by this authorHasan Onur Keles, Hasan Onur Keles Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USASearch for more papers by this authorYuree Sung, Yuree Sung Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USASearch for more papers by this authorBaoqiang Li, Baoqiang Li Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USASearch for more papers by this authorUmut Atakan Gurkan, Umut Atakan Gurkan Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USASearch for more papers by this authorUtkan Demirci, Corresponding Author Utkan Demirci udemirci@rics.bwh.harvard.edu Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USABio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.Search for more papers by this author Feng Xu, Feng Xu Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USASearch for more papers by this authorChung-an Max Wu, Chung-an Max Wu Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USASearch for more papers by this authorVenkatakrishnan Rengarajan, Venkatakrishnan Rengarajan Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USASearch for more papers by this authorThomas Dylan Finley, Thomas Dylan Finley Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USASearch for more papers by this authorHasan Onur Keles, Hasan Onur Keles Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USASearch for more papers by this authorYuree Sung, Yuree Sung Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USASearch for more papers by this authorBaoqiang Li, Baoqiang Li Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USASearch for more papers by this authorUmut Atakan Gurkan, Umut Atakan Gurkan Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USASearch for more papers by this authorUtkan Demirci, Corresponding Author Utkan Demirci udemirci@rics.bwh.harvard.edu Bio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USABio-Acoustic-MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.Search for more papers by this author First published: 10 August 2011 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201101962Citations: 191Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link 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Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract A new biomaterial (M-gel) is developed by incorporating magnetic nanoparticles into microscopic hydrogels. The material maintains the biocompatibility of the hydrogels, while contributing additional capabilities for culture and magnetic manipulation. These M-gels can be used as building blocks to create 3D complex multilayer constructs using external magnetic fields. Citing Literature Supporting Information Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Filename Description adma_201101962_sm_movie001.avi2.3 MB movie001 adma_201101962_sm_movie002.avi16.4 MB movie002 adma_201101962_sm_suppl.pdf613.6 KB suppl Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. 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