Description
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The Maleimide PVA-PEG Hydrogel Kit provides reagents for setting up fast gelling, cell-compatible hydrogels. Its major components are maleimide functionalized polyvinyl alcohol (Mal-PVA) and the crosslinker PEG-Link. When the two reagents are combined, thiol groups on PEG-Link form stable thioether bonds with maleimide groups on Mal-PVA, which results in the formation of the gel. Prior to the crosslinking step, cell adhesion peptides (e.g. RGD Peptide, Cat. No. CDAS012) can be covalently attached to a portion of the maleimide groups of Mal-PVA to provide a cell-adhesive matrix. |
Component
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• Maleimide-PVA • PEG-Link, lyophilized |
Form
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Lyophilized Powder/Solution |
Applications Note
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Cancer Research, Stem Cell Research, Cell Culture, Drug Discovery |