Chemically- and mechanically-tunable porated polyethylene glycol gels for leukocyte integrin independent and dependent chemotaxis
Lauridsen H, Walker B, Gonzalez A. Chemically- and mechanically-tunable porated polyethylene glycol gels for leukocyte integrin independent and dependent chemotaxis. Technology 2014, 2: 133-143. DOI: 10.1142/s2339547814500113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman extracellular matrixExtracellular matrixInflammatory researchECM compositionBiochemical propertiesDependent chemotaxisProtein presentationProtein conjugationLeukocyte integrinsGrowth factorPolyethylene glycol hydrogelsGlass coverslipsGlycol hydrogelsPolyethylene glycol gelComplex mixturesProteinIntegrinsHydrogel pore sizeTranswellProteoglycansChemotaxisChronic inflammatory diseaseRecruitmentMembraneLeukocyte migration