Prostate carcinoma cell growth-inhibiting hydrogel supports axonal regeneration in vitro

► Novel implant concept of cell type-specific regeneration matrix after prostatectomy. ► Injectable two components: collagen fragments and crosslinking transglutaminase. ► Resulting hydrogel dotted with cytostatics. ► Axonal and Schwann cell growth but apoptosis of cancer cells on hydrogel. ► Eight different physical and biological assays for characterization.