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Facile 3D cell culture protocol based on photocurable hydrogels

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This work was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Nos. U1909218, 81827804).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

    Mingjun Xie, Qing Gao & Yong He

  2. Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Process and Equipment of Zhejiang Province, School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

    Mingjun Xie, Qing Gao & Yong He

  3. Engineering for Life Group (EFL), Suzhou, 215101, China

    Mingjun Xie, Yating Zheng, Qing Gao & Yong He

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YH conceived the study; MX and YZ contributed to methodology and investigation; MX helped in writing original draft; all the authors contributed to writing and editing; YH contributed to funding acquisition; QG provided resources; YH supervised the study

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Xie, M., Zheng, Y., Gao, Q. et al. Facile 3D cell culture protocol based on photocurable hydrogels. Bio-des. Manuf. 4, 149–153 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42242-020-00096-2

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