SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMMOBILIZING EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX MATERIAL ON ORGAN ON CHIP, MULTILAYER MICROFLUIDICS MICRODEVICES, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL CELL CULTURE SYSTEMS

摘要

The presently disclosed subject matter provides an approach to address the needs for microscale control in shaping the spatial geometry and microarchitecture of 3D collagen hydrogels. For example, the disclosed subject matter provides for compositions, methods, and systems employing N-sulfosuccinimidyl-6-(4′-azido-2′-nitro-phenylamino)hexanoate (“sulfo-SANPAH”), to prevent detachment of the hydrogel from the anchoring substrate due to cell-mediated contraction.