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From: Hybrid hydrogels containing vertically aligned carbon nanotubes with anisotropic electrical conductivity for muscle myofiber fabrication

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DEP mediated vertical alignment of CNTs within GelMA hydrogels.

(A) Randomly dispersed CNTs within GelMA prepolymer were introduced into a 50-μm-tall microfabricated chamber. (B) The CNTs in the GelMA prepolymer were vertically aligned on the IDA-ITO electrodes using DEP (voltage 20 V and frequency 2 MHz). The GelMA was then crosslinked by applying UV light for 150 s. (C) The GelMA gel containing vertically aligned CNTs was detached from the glass slide and retained on the IDA-ITO electrodes. Scale bars, 50 μm.

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