UC Davis Bioengineers Create Cells Built With Hydrogel That Forms Crosslinks After Ultraviolet Exposure

Andy Fell at UC Davis describes engineering department development of “cyborg” cells built on a hydrogel polymer matrix cross-linked upon exposure to UV light. These cells cannot reproduce.Biomedical engineers at the University of California, Davis, have created semi-living “cyborg cells.” Retaining the capabilities of living cells, but unable to replicate, the cyborg cells could have…