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Cell Science, Stem Cell Research &
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November 29-30, 2017 | Atlanta, USA
Annual Congress on
Adv cel sci tissue cul 2017 | Volume 1 Issue 2
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iogelx is a biomaterials company that designs tunable
peptide hydrogels, offering artificial tissue environments
to cell biologists for a range of cell culture applications. The
hydrogels are highly tunable, cell-matched biomaterials,
capable of revolutionizing the way cell biologists control
and manipulate cell behavior in the laboratory. This is of
direct relevance to fundamental cell research, including
the study of stem cell biology and disease models within
academic and medical labs. Biogelx’s hydrogels also have a
potentially dramatic impact on harnessing the capabilities of
3D bio-printing; where they are being used as the ‘bio-ink’
in the printer. Biogelx offers a range of hydrogel platforms
that are three dimensional (3D), 99% water and have the
same nanoscale matrix structure as human tissue. This gives
control back to the cell biologist, as the gels can be tuned
to meet the needs of any given cell type. This presentation
showcases the underlying chemistry of Biogelx’s peptide
hydrogels, highlighting the range of chemical and mechanical
modifications that can be implemented within the gels, in
order to address a wide range of cell based applications.
Some examples of academic and industrial collaborative
work shall also be presented, including how the gel tunable
properties, can be used to influence the differentiation
pathway of stem cells.
e:
elia.lopezbernardo@biogelx.comBiogelx: Designer gels for cell culture and bioprinting
Elia Lopez-Bernardo, Eleanore Irvine, Rein Ulijn
and
David Lightbody
Biogelx Inc., USA