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Area of Science:

  • Biomaterials Science
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering

Background:

  • Alginate microgels are versatile biomaterials with applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering.
  • Controlling microgel morphology is crucial for tailoring their functional properties.
  • Existing methods for microgel fabrication often lack precise shape control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel method for fabricating alginate microgels with diverse and tunable shapes.
  • To investigate the impact of microgel morphology on the release kinetics of encapsulated drugs.
  • To explore the potential of this technique for creating advanced anisotropic microgels.

Main Methods:

  • Combined microfluidic droplet generation with external ionic crosslinking.
  • Varied gelation conditions, including bath viscosity, collection height, and interfacial tension, to control microgel shape.
  • Loaded microgels with iopamidol to study drug release behavior.

Main Results:

  • Successfully generated alginate microgels with various shapes (e.g., mushroom-like, hemi-spherical, red blood cell-like).
  • Demonstrated continuous fine-tuning of microgel shape by adjusting gelation parameters.
  • Observed significant differences in iopamidol release profiles based on microgel morphology.

Conclusions:

  • The developed microfluidic and ionic crosslinking approach offers precise control over alginate microgel shape.
  • Microgel morphology significantly influences drug release kinetics.
  • This technique is extendable to other anionic biopolymers, enabling the production of anisotropic microgels for diverse applications.