This protocol outlines the implementation of image-guided, laser-based hydrogel degradation to fabricate vascular-derived, biomimetic microfluidic networks embedded in poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) hydrogels. These biomimetic microfluidic systems may be useful for tissue engineering applications, generation of in vitro disease models, and fabrication of advanced "on-a-chip" devices.
Heintz, K. A., Mayerich, D., Slater, J. H. Image-guided, Laser-based Fabrication of Vascular-derived Microfluidic Networks. J. Vis. Exp. (119), e55101, doi:10.3791/55101 (2017).