scholarly journals Structure–Property Evaluation of Thermally and Chemically Gelling Injectable Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2821-2830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam K. Ekenseair ◽  
Kristel W. M. Boere ◽  
Stephanie N. Tzouanas ◽  
Tiffany N. Vo ◽  
F. Kurtis Kasper ◽  
...  
Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 319
Author(s):  
Promita Bhattacharjee ◽  
Mark Ahearne

Medical conditions such as trachoma, keratoconus and Fuchs endothelial dystrophy can damage the cornea, leading to visual deterioration and blindness and necessitating a cornea transplant. Due to the shortage of donor corneas, hydrogels have been investigated as potential corneal replacements. A key factor that influences the physical and biochemical properties of these hydrogels is how they are crosslinked. In this paper, an overview is provided of different crosslinking techniques and crosslinking chemical additives that have been applied to hydrogels for the purposes of corneal tissue engineering, drug delivery or corneal repair. Factors that influence the success of a crosslinker are considered that include material composition, dosage, fabrication method, immunogenicity and toxicity. Different crosslinking techniques that have been used to develop injectable hydrogels for corneal regeneration are summarized. The limitations and future prospects of crosslinking strategies for use in corneal tissue engineering are discussed. It is demonstrated that the choice of crosslinking technique has a significant influence on the biocompatibility, mechanical properties and chemical structure of hydrogels that may be suitable for corneal tissue engineering and regenerative applications.


2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 165-169
Author(s):  
C. Rajaravi ◽  
P.R. Lakshminarayanan

AbstractThe paper describes a different condition of pouring temperature by sand and permanent mould to produce A356-6 wt% TiB2 metal matrix composites by in-situ method salt metal reaction route. The observation of SEM micrographs shows particle distribution of the TiB2 and it appears in hexagonal shape in Al matrix. The results of X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirmed the formation of those TiB2 particulates and the results showed TiB2 particles are homogeneously dispersed throughout the matrix metal. Subsequent structure-property evaluation studies indicated sub-micron size reinforcement of in-situ formed TiB2 particles with improved physical and mechanical properties as compared to sand and permanent mould of Al-TiB2 composites. From, the permanent mould Al-TiB2 composite has an advantage of increase the properties over sand mould Al-TiB2 composite.


2020 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 110862 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Lavanya ◽  
S. Viji Chandran ◽  
K. Balagangadharan ◽  
N. Selvamurugan

Biomaterials ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 3103-3113 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Jin ◽  
L.S. Moreira Teixeira ◽  
P.J. Dijkstra ◽  
C.A. van Blitterswijk ◽  
M. Karperien ◽  
...  

Bone Research ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Liu ◽  
Xin Zeng ◽  
Chao Ma ◽  
Huan Yi ◽  
Zeeshan Ali ◽  
...  

Biomaterials ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 170-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan J. Mondschein ◽  
Akanksha Kanitkar ◽  
Christopher B. Williams ◽  
Scott S. Verbridge ◽  
Timothy E. Long

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 343-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
João T. Oliveira ◽  
Tírcia C. Santos ◽  
Luís Martins ◽  
Ricardo Picciochi ◽  
Alexandra P. Marques ◽  
...  

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (51) ◽  
pp. 40820-40830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-feng Pan ◽  
Heng-feng Yuan ◽  
Chang-an Guo ◽  
Jia Liu ◽  
Xiao-hua Geng ◽  
...  

One-step cross-linked injectable hydrogels are prepared through Schiff-based reaction with tunable properties for space-filling scaffolds.


Soft Matter ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (18) ◽  
pp. 3478-3489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shruti Rattan ◽  
Linqing Li ◽  
Hang Kuen Lau ◽  
Alfred J. Crosby ◽  
Kristi L. Kiick

Detailed understanding of the local structure–property relationships in soft biopolymeric hydrogels can be instrumental for applications in regenerative tissue engineering.


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