Thermo-gelling poly(2-oxazolin) based hydrogels with temporal mechanical control (A03+)

• Subject Area: Biomaterials
• Term: from 2018 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 326998133

This Project aims at developing a synthetic, cell-compatible and modular bioink-platform. Diblock copolymers based on poly(2-oxazoline)s will be deployed exhibiting suitable thermo- and shearre-sponsive behavior. This novel bioink platform will be modified by a dual-crosslinking mechanism to (i) guarantee mechanical stability after printing and (ii) to modulate the stiffness of the ink during cell-culture experiments.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 225: From the fundamentals of biofabrication towards functional tissue models
• Applicant Institution: Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Robert Luxenhofer; Privatdozentin Dr. Tessa Charlotte Lühmann