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Photocrosslinked methacrylated natural macromolecular hydrogels for tissue engineering: A review

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125570

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Hydrogel; Methacrylic anhydride; Polysaccharide; Protein; Tissue engineering

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This review first introduces the characteristics of common natural polysaccharide- and protein-based hydrogels and the processes used for methacrylate group modification. Next, the applications of methacrylated natural hydrogels in tissue engineering are discussed. Finally, existing methacrylated natural hydrogels are summarized and discussed in terms of limitations and future developments.
A hydrogel is a three-dimensional (3D) network structure formed through polymer crosslinking, and these have emerged as a popular research topic in recent years. Hydrogel crosslinking can be classified as physical, chemical, or enzymatic, and photocrosslinking is a branch of chemical crosslinking. Compared with other methods, photocrosslinking can control the hydrogel crosslinking initiation, crosslinking time, and crosslinking strength using light. Owing to these properties, photocrosslinked hydrogels have important research prospects in tissue engineering, in situ gel formation, 3D bioprinting, and drug delivery. Methacrylic anhydride modification is a common method for imparting photocrosslinking properties to polymers, and graft-substituted polymers can be photocrosslinked under UV irradiation. In this review, we first introduce the characteristics of common natural polysaccharide- and protein-based hydrogels and the processes used for methacrylate group modification. Next, we discuss the applications of methacrylated natural hydrogels in tissue engineering. Finally, we summarize and discuss existing methacrylated natural hydrogels in terms of limitations and future developments. We expect that this review will help researchers in this field to better understand the synthesis of methacrylatemodified natural hydrogels and their applications in tissue engineering.

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