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Hydrogel-based methods for engineering cellular microenvironment with spatiotemporal gradients.

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  • 1a MOE Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering , School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an , China .

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  • Dysregulation of these gradients is implicated in diseases such as cancer.

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  • To review the development of engineered cellular physical and chemical gradients.
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  • Fabrication of in vitro tissue models using engineered gradient microenvironments.

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    • Demonstrated progress in creating sophisticated gradient microenvironments using hydrogels.
    • Showcased applications of these engineered gradients in fabricating various disease models.
    • Highlighted the importance of gradient cues in recapitulating in vivo cellular functions.

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