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Nicole Friend, PhD
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Postdoctoral Fellow | NIH F32 - NIAMS | Anseth Group | CU Boulder | Grad: UMich | Undergrad: UCSD | BME👩‍🔬🫧📚

✨Vasculature ~ Microgels ~ Granular Materials ~ Extracellular Vesicles ~ Tissue Engineering ~ Regenerative Medicine ✨
I am excited to share that the final paper from my graduate work has now been published! Thank you to everyone at UM who helped me push this over the finish line! This work focuses on the development of vascularizing PEG-based microgels! Check it our here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Biofabrication and Characterization of Vascularizing PEG‐Norbornene Microgels
Establishing a robust, functional microvascular network remains a critical challenge for both the revascularization of damaged or diseased tissues and the development of engineered biological materia....
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April 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reposted by Nicole Friend, PhD
Delighted to share my latest work, co-first authored with fantastic undergrad mentee Joshua Lee, on highly entangled hydrogels with photolabile crosslinks. We compare selective crosslink cleavage (which lengthens chains) to non-selective photo-oxidative degradation. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
December 9, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Reposted by Nicole Friend, PhD
Congratulations, Kristi! 🤩
The entire Anseth lab can’t wait to officially celebrate with you when you get back to CO from Vietnam!

“The translation of bioengineering across biology and medicine remains a frontier with many opportunities to explore.” - Prof. Anseth

www.colorado.edu/chbe/2024/12...
Kristi Anseth recognized with international VinFuture Prize for Women Innovators
Kristi Anseth, a Distinguished Professor and Tisone Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been awarded the prestigious
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December 6, 2024 at 11:03 PM