Table 1.
Summary of cell culture substrate mechanical properties and their time dependence (or viscoelasticity) and time evolution (or change in properties with time).
Change in Properties with Time | Viscoelasticity | Parameter(s): | Examples of Typical Substrates | Refs | |
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Elastic | no | no | E | GTA or genepin crosslinked gelatin, Ha/Gel, PAAm | [8,9,10,11] |
Viscoelastic | no | yes | Ei, ηi | PAAm, alginate, agarose | [22,23,24,25] |
Dynamic/time-evolving Elastic | yes | no | E (t) | PEG-thiol, HA/PEGDA, Ca2+-liposome loaded alginate | [12,13,14,18] |
Dynamic/time-evolving Viscoelastic | yes | yes | Ei (t), ηi (t) | Magneto active PAAm, HA-based gels | [26,27,28,29] |