One of the major challenges in regenerative medicine is the ability to recreate the stem cell niche, which
is defined by its signaling molecules, the creation of cytokine gradients, and the modulation of matrix
stiffness. A wide range of scaffolds has been developed in order to recapitulate the stem cell niche,
among them hydrogels. This paper reports the development of a new silkealginate based hydrogel with
a focus on stem cell culture.