MMP-Sensitive PEG Diacrylate Hydrogels with Spatial Variations in Matrix Properties Stimulate Directional Vascular Sprout Formation

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Michael V. Turturro,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Megan C. Christenson,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Jeffery C. Larson,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Daniel A. Young,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Eric M. Brey,

Affiliations Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Research Service, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, United States of America
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Georgia Papavasiliou

* E-mail: papavasiliou@iit.edu

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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