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  • Regenerative medicine
  • Polymer chemistry

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  • Hydrogels are crucial for tissue regeneration, drug delivery, and wound healing.
  • Controlling hydrogel properties (chemical, topographical, mechanical) is vital for regenerative medicine.
  • Microstructures in biomaterials influence cell behavior, spatial organization, and signaling.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review polymers, chemistries, and methods for creating microstructured biomaterials.
  • To highlight fabrication techniques for controlling material heterogeneity and microscale structures.
  • To discuss the impact of microstructures on cell behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Review of common polymers (PEG, polypeptides, polysaccharides) and fabrication techniques.
  • Focus on liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) for microstructure generation.
  • Discussion of microfluidics, photolithography, and gelation with porogens.

Main Results:

  • Various methods yield different microstructures with controllable morphologies.
  • LLPS offers specific advantages for stabilizing interfaces and arresting phase separation.
  • Microstructure characteristics significantly affect cellular responses.

Conclusions:

  • Microstructured hydrogels offer enhanced matrix complexity for biomimetic materials.
  • Fabrication methods like LLPS provide tunable control over hydrogel microarchitectures.
  • Understanding microstructure-cell interactions is key for advancing regenerative medicine.