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GELS
卷 9, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/gels9070564
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hydrogels; free radical polymerization; gel permeation chromatography (GPC); nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); rheology; biomedical applications
This study developed reactive anhydride-based oligomers and used them to fabricate gelatin-based crosslinked hydrogels with improved mechanical strengths. These hydrogels varied in their mechanical properties and degradation profiles, but exhibited good cytocompatibility with hADCs. Therefore, oligomer-crosslinked gelatin-based hydrogels hold promise as drug or cell carriers in various biomedical applications.
Gelatin-based hydrogels have shown good injectability and biocompatibility and have been broadly used for drug delivery and tissue regeneration. However, their low mechanical strengths and fast degradation rates must be modified for long-term implantation applications. With an aim to develop mechanically stable hydrogels, reactive anhydride-based oligomers were developed and used to fabricate gelatin-based crosslinked hydrogels in this study. A cascade of hydrophilic oligomers containing reactive anhydride groups was synthesized by free radical polymerization. These oligomers varied in degree of reactivity, comonomer composition, and showed low molecular weights (M-n < 5 kDa). The reactive oligomers were utilized to fabricate hydrogels that differed in their mechanical strengths and degradation profiles. These formulations exhibited good cytocompatibility with human adipose tissue-derived stem cells (hADCs). In conclusion, the reactive MA-containing oligomers were successfully synthesized and utilized for the development of oligomer-crosslinked hydrogels. Such oligomer-crosslinked gelatin-based hydrogels hold promise as drug or cell carriers in various biomedical applications.
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