Hybrid Hydrogels for Tissue Mimics: Multimodal native imaging to understand structure and cell interactions

<p dir="ltr">• Periodontitis is one of the most common chronic inflammatory diseases worldwide (>50% of the population — Image 2)</p><p dir="ltr">• Bacterial plaque + gum inflammation & imbalance in the microbiome </p><p dir="ltr">• Irreversible damage: soft tissue & bone degradation, tooth loss, impact on quality of life (Image 1) </p><p dir="ltr">• Risk factors: poor oral hygiene, smoking, and genetic predisposition </p><p dir="ltr">• Correlated with and influences systemic diseases ex: cancers, obstetric and cardiovascular conditions </p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr">Poster presented as part of the Crick BioImage Analysis Symposium 2025.</p><p dir="ltr">Permission has been given by authors to upload to Crick Figshare. Copyright remains with the original authors.</p>