Table of Materials
| Name of Material/ Equipment | Company | Catalog Number | Comments/Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-aminoethanethiol hydrochloride | Acros Organics | AC153770250 | MW: 113.61Da |
| 35 mm plate rotor | HAAKE | P35/Ti | Geometry for HAAKE viscometer |
| 4-arm PEG-Maleimide (10kDa) | NOF AMERICA Corporation | SUNBRIGHT PTE-100MA | For microgel precursor solution |
| 4-arm PEG-Maleimide (20kDa) | NOF AMERICA Corporation | SUNBRIGHT PTE-200MA | Molecular weight specific to each batch. |
| BD Syringe with Luer-Lok Tips | Becton Dickinson | Disposable plastic syringes | |
| Biopsy punch | Mitex | MLTX33–31A-P/25 | 1.5 mm diameter |
| Chloroform-d | Acros Organics | AC209561000 | For MethMal Synthesis |
| Collimated LED Light Source | ThorLabs | M365LP1-C1 | 365nm |
| Culture dish (15 cm) | Corning | CLS430599 | 150 mm x 25 mm |
| morpholinium chloride) | Oakwood Chemical | 151882 | MW: 276.72Da |
| Fluorosurfactant | Ran Technologies | 008-Flurosurfactant-5wtH-200G | 5 weight percent of 008-Flurosurfactant in HFE7500 |
| FreeZone Triad Freeze Dry System | Labconco | 7400000 Series | Lyophilizer |
| Glass slides | Fisher Scientific | 12–550-A3 | Plain glass slides, uncoated |
| HAAKE Rheowin viscometer | HAAKE | ||
| KDS Legato 210 Dual Prong Syringe Pump | Kd Scientific | ||
| LED Driver | ThorLabs | DC2200 | |
| Lithium phenyl-2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylphosphinate (LAP) | Sigma-Aldrich | 900889 | Photoinitiator |
| Methacrylic Acid | Sigma Aldrich | 155721 | MW: 86.09Da |
| Microfluidic device SU8-Si master wafer | FlowJem | N/A | Custom-made, with silanization |
| MMP-2 degradable crosslinker | WatsonBio Sciences | Sequence: Ac-GCGPQGIAGQDGCG-NH2 | |
| Needles (25 G) | BD | 305122 | Gauge: 0.5 mm |
| Novec 7500 | 3M | 7100025016 | Fluorinated oil |
| Oxygen | Praxair | UN1072 | Compressed |
| Peek tubing | Trajan Scientific | 03–350-523 | 1/32" Outer Diameter; 0.02" Inner Diameter; 10' Length |
| PFOCTS (trichloro(1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyl)silane) | Sigma-Aldrich | 448931 | For surface treatment |
| Phosphate Buffered Saline | Fisher BioReagants | BP3994 | Diluted to 1X in ultrapure water, pH=7.4 |
| Plasma cleaner | Harrick Plasma | PDC-001-HP | |
| Razor blade | Fisher Scientific | 12–640 | |
| RGD cell adhesive peptide | WatsonBio Sciences | Sequence: Ac-RGDSPGGC-NH2 | |
| Rheowin software | HAAKE | Software compatible with HAAKE viscometer | |
| Scalpel blade | Bard-Parker | 371210 | Size: #10 |
| Scalpel handle | Bard-Parker | 371030 | Size: #3 |
| Sodium Chloride | Fisher BioReagents | BP358–1 | MW: 58.44Da |
| Sylgard 184 silicone elastomer kit | DOW Chemical | 2065622 | Base and curing agent |
| Triethylamine | Fisher Scientific | O4884–100 | MW: 101.19Da |
| Tygon tubing | Saint Gobain Performance Plastics | AAD04103 | ID: 0.51 mm OD: 1.52 mm |
| Varian Inova 500 Spectrometer | Varian | NMR Located in the UVA Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance Facility |