In terms of scope and application, hydrogels have advanced greatly sinceearly reportsof the material surfaced in the 1960s. A half-century later, researchers now add hydrophilic polymer materials to their microplates for a wide swath of investigations, includingtissue regeneration.
With emerging innovations in bioprinting and adaptive bioengineering, the innovations just keep on growing, flooding the market with exciting new options to add to your lab's3D cell culturetoolkit. But which type of hydrogel is right for you?
It depends on many factors — primarily, your research track. Let's take a look at the broad groups of hydrogels, including their functional applications for buildingin vivo-like environments.
