Hydrogel-Based Nanocomposites and Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Promising Synergistic Strategy for Neurodegenerative Disorders Therapy
Figure 4
Steady shear tests. After the preparation, steady shear measurements were performed on acellular and cell-laden (0.5·106 cells/mL gel) PEG/Carbomer-based hydrogels at 37°C with shear rate ranging from 0.01 to 100 s−1. In both cases, the viscosity decreased as the shear rate increased (shear thinning behaviour). In particular, when the shear rate increased from 0.01 to 100 s−1, the viscosity decreased from 664.5 to 0.7 Pa·s for acellular gels and from 1608.1 to 0.6 Pa·s for cell-laden constructs.
