Table 1.

Hydrogels for Lentiviral Delivery

Hydrogel Material	Strategy for Enhanced Transduction	Application	Reference
Collagen	Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (non-specific vector retention)	Subcutaneous implant	[37]
Collagen	Encapsulation only	In vitro cell culture	[48]
Fibrin	Encapsulation only	In vitro cell microarrays	[35,70]
Fibrin	Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (non-specific vector retention)	Subcutaneous implant	[39]
Fibrin	Fusion peptide/VSV-G envelope (conjugation to vector)	In vitro cell microarrays	[45]
Chitosan/β-Glycerol	Positive charge on chitosan (non-specific vector retention)	In vitro cell culture	[46]
Phosphate blend
PEG	Encapsulation only	3D stem cell culture	[44]
PEG/Gelatin	Macropores (increased cell infiltration)	Subcutaneous gene transfer	[40]