Two-photon micropatterning of amines within an agarose hydrogel

The ability to create three-dimensional micropatterns within polymeric materials is applicable in a wide number of fields, from photonic bandgaps to tissue engineering. We are particularly interested in three-dimensional chemical patterning of soft materials with a view towards their use in regenerative medicine. To this end, we created three-dimensional micropatterns of amines within an agarose hydrogel using two-photon patterning. Agarose was …