title: Biological self-assembly of injectable hydrogel as cell scaffold via specific nucleobase pairing.
abstract: A biological hydrogel was self-assembled via Watson-Crick base pairing of thymine and adenine from functionalized star poly(ethylene glycol). Our work should provide a novel methodology to generate robust injectable scaffolds with tailorable properties for biomedical applications.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China. hptan@njust.edu.cn
authors.forename: Huaping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Jinchen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Dangsheng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Xiaohong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D020029:Base Pairing; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000378:metabolism; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature; D013941:Thymine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D003907:Dexamethasone; D000225:Adenine; D013941:Thymine