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Luo J, Zhao X, Guo B, Han Y. Preparation, thermal response mechanisms and biomedical applications of thermosensitive hydrogels for drug delivery. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2023; 20:641-672. [PMID: 37218585 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2023.2217377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Drug treatment is one of the main ways of coping with disease today. For the disadvantages of drug management, thermosensitive hydrogel is used as a countermeasure, which can realize the simple sustained release of drugs and the controlled release of drugs in complex physiological environments. AREAS COVERED This paper talks about thermosensitive hydrogels that can be used as drug carriers. The common preparation materials, material forms, thermal response mechanisms, characteristics of thermosensitive hydrogels for drug release and main disease treatment applications are reviewed. EXPERT OPINION When thermosensitive hydrogels are used as drug loading and delivery platforms, desired drug release patterns and release profiles can be tailored by selecting raw materials, thermal response mechanisms, and material forms. The properties of hydrogels prepared from synthetic polymers will be more stable than natural polymers. Integrating multiple thermosensitive mechanisms or different kinds of thermosensitive mechanisms on the same hydrogel is expected to realize the spatiotemporal differential delivery of multiple drugs under temperature stimulation. The industrial transformation of thermosensitive hydrogels as drug delivery platforms needs to meet some important conditions.
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- Jinlong Luo
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, and Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, and Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, and Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, and Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Wei M, Hsu YI, Asoh TA, Sung MH, Uyama H. Injectable poly(γ-glutamic acid)-based biodegradable hydrogels with tunable gelation rate and mechanical strength. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:3584-3594. [PMID: 33909743 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb00412c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Polypeptide-based hydrogels have potential applications in polymer therapeutics and regenerative medicine. However, designing reliable polypeptide-based hydrogels with a rapid injection time and controllable stiffness for clinical applications remains a challenge. Herein, a class of injectable poly(γ-glutamic acid) (PGA)-based hydrogels were constructed using furfurylamine and tyramine-modified PGA (PGA-Fa-Tyr) and the crosslinker dimaleimide poly(ethylene glycol) (MAL-PEG-MAL), through a facile strategy combining enzymatic crosslinking and Diels-Alder (DA) reaction. The injectable hydrogels could be quickly gelatinized and the gelation time, ranging from 10 to 95 s, could be controlled by varying the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) concentration. Compared with hydrogels formed by single enzymatic crosslinking, the compressive stress and strain of the injectable hydrogels were remarkably enhanced because of the occurrence of the subsequent DA reaction in the hydrogels, suggesting the DA network imparted an outstanding toughening effect on the hydrogels. Furthermore, the mechanical strength, swelling ratio, pore size, and degradation behavior of the injectable hydrogels could be easily controlled by changing the molar ratios of H2O2/Tyr or furan/maleimide. More importantly, injectable hydrogels encapsulating bovine serum albumin exhibited sustained release behavior. Thus, the developed hydrogels hold great potential for applications in biomedical fields, such as tissue engineering and cell/drug delivery.
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- Meng Wei
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Advanced Fermentation Fusion Science and Technology, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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Souza PR, de Oliveira AC, Vilsinski BH, Kipper MJ, Martins AF. Polysaccharide-Based Materials Created by Physical Processes: From Preparation to Biomedical Applications. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:621. [PMID: 33925380 PMCID: PMC8146878 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13050621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Polysaccharide-based materials created by physical processes have received considerable attention for biomedical applications. These structures are often made by associating charged polyelectrolytes in aqueous solutions, avoiding toxic chemistries (crosslinking agents). We review the principal polysaccharides (glycosaminoglycans, marine polysaccharides, and derivatives) containing ionizable groups in their structures and cellulose (neutral polysaccharide). Physical materials with high stability in aqueous media can be developed depending on the selected strategy. We review strategies, including coacervation, ionotropic gelation, electrospinning, layer-by-layer coating, gelation of polymer blends, solvent evaporation, and freezing-thawing methods, that create polysaccharide-based assemblies via in situ (one-step) methods for biomedical applications. We focus on materials used for growth factor (GFs) delivery, scaffolds, antimicrobial coatings, and wound dressings.
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- Paulo R. Souza
- Group of Polymeric Materials and Composites, Department of Chemistry, State University of Maringá (UEM), Maringá 87020-900, PR, Brazil; (P.R.S.); (A.C.d.O.); (B.H.V.)
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- Group of Polymeric Materials and Composites, Department of Chemistry, State University of Maringá (UEM), Maringá 87020-900, PR, Brazil; (P.R.S.); (A.C.d.O.); (B.H.V.)
- Laboratory of Materials, Macromolecules and Composites, Federal University of Technology—Paraná (UTFPR), Apucarana 86812-460, PR, Brazil
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- Group of Polymeric Materials and Composites, Department of Chemistry, State University of Maringá (UEM), Maringá 87020-900, PR, Brazil; (P.R.S.); (A.C.d.O.); (B.H.V.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
- School of Advanced Materials Discovery, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Group of Polymeric Materials and Composites, Department of Chemistry, State University of Maringá (UEM), Maringá 87020-900, PR, Brazil; (P.R.S.); (A.C.d.O.); (B.H.V.)
- Laboratory of Materials, Macromolecules and Composites, Federal University of Technology—Paraná (UTFPR), Apucarana 86812-460, PR, Brazil
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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Azarpira N, Kaviani M, Sarvestani FS. Incorporation of VEGF-and bFGF-loaded alginate oxide particles in acellular collagen-alginate composite hydrogel to promote angiogenesis. Tissue Cell 2021; 72:101539. [PMID: 33838351 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2021.101539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The use of growth factors in tissue engineering is often challenging due to their instability and short half-life. The delivery of growth factors with nanocarriers can eliminate these problems. In the present study, we introduced an alginate oxide particle in acellular collagen-alginate composite hydrogel platform for the immobilization and controlled release of VEGF and bFGF to promote angiogenesis. METHODS The particles were prepared by the oxidation of sodium alginate. Then, they were embedded in collagen-alginate hydrogel. Cytocompatibility of the construct with the human umbilical vein endothelial cells was analyzed through a live/dead assay and scanning electron microscopy. In vitro evaluation of VEGF and bFGF Release Kinetics was done. Moreover, the function of the constructs was confirmed through the chick chorioallantoic membrane assay. RESULTS The engineered constructs maintained the human umbilical vein endothelial cells viability, which indicates the non-toxicity of the tested constructs. The presence of VEGF-loaded particles could improve the Total Branching Points in the chick chorioallantoic membrane assay. In this regard, Total Branching Points was significantly improved in the VEGF group compared to the control group (p = 0.010) and FGF group (p = 0.023). CONCLUSION The results demonstrated the potential role of these particles in regenerative medicine to improve angiogenesis.
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- Negar Azarpira
- Transplant Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Transplant Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Injectable pH-responsive poly (γ-glutamic acid)-silica hybrid hydrogels with high mechanical strength, conductivity and cytocompatibility for biomedical applications. POLYMER 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Kim MH, Lee JN, Lee J, Lee H, Park WH. Enzymatically Cross-Linked Poly(γ-glutamic acid) Hydrogel with Enhanced Tissue Adhesive Property. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:3103-3113. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c00411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Min Hee Kim
- Department of Organic Materials Engineering, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, South Korea
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- Department of Organic Materials Engineering, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34134, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34134, South Korea
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- Department of Organic Materials Engineering, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, South Korea
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Pisani S, Dorati R, Scocozza F, Mariotti C, Chiesa E, Bruni G, Genta I, Auricchio F, Conti M, Conti B. Preliminary investigation on a new natural based poly(gamma-glutamic acid)/Chitosan bioink. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2020; 108:2718-2732. [PMID: 32159925 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.34602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The study aims to investigate a novel bioink made from Chitosan (Cs)/ poly(gamma-glutamic acid) (Gamma-PGA) hydrogel that takes advantage of the two biodegradable and biocompatible polymers meeting most of the requirements for biomedical applications. The bioink could be an alternative to other materials commonly used in 3D-bioprinting such as gelatin or alginate. Cs/ Gamma-PGA hydrogel was prepared by double extrusion of Gamma-PGA and Cs solutions, where 2 × 105 human adult fibroblasts per ml Cs solution had been loaded, through Cellink 3D-Bioprinter at 37°C. A computer aided design model was used to get 3D-bioprinting of a four layers grid hydrogel construct with 70% infill. Hydrogel characterization involved rheology, FTIR analysis, stability study (mass loss [ML], fluid uptake [FU]), and cell retaining ability into hydrogel. 3D-bioprinted hydrogel gelation time resulted to be <60 s, hydrogel structure was maintained up to 36.79 Pa shear stress, FTIR analysis demonstrated Gamma-PGA/Cs interpolyelectrolyte complex formation. The 3D-bioprinted hydrogel was stable for 35 days (35% ML) in cell culture medium, with increasing FU. Cell loaded 3D-bioprinted Cs 6% hydrogel was able to retain 70% of cells which survived to printing process and cell viability was maintained during 14 days incubation.
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- Silvia Pisani
- Department of Drug Science, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Bajestani MI, Kader S, Monavarian M, Mousavi SM, Jabbari E, Jafari A. Material properties and cell compatibility of poly(γ-glutamic acid)-keratin hydrogels. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 142:790-802. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Qureshi D, Nayak SK, Maji S, Anis A, Kim D, Pal K. Environment sensitive hydrogels for drug delivery applications. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Gao W, He Y, Zhang F, Zhao F, Huang C, Zhang Y, Zhao Q, Wang S, Yang C. Metabolic engineering of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens LL3 for enhanced poly-γ-glutamic acid synthesis. Microb Biotechnol 2019; 12:932-945. [PMID: 31219230 PMCID: PMC6680638 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) is a biocompatible and biodegradable polypeptide with wide-ranging applications in foods, cosmetics, medicine, agriculture and wastewater treatment. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens LL3 can produce γ-PGA from sucrose that can be obtained easily from sugarcane and sugar beet. In our previous work, it was found that low intracellular glutamate concentration was the limiting factor for γ-PGA production by LL3. In this study, the γ-PGA synthesis by strain LL3 was enhanced by chromosomally engineering its glutamate metabolism-relevant networks. First, the downstream metabolic pathways were partly blocked by deleting fadR, lysC, aspB, pckA, proAB, rocG and gudB. The resulting strain NK-A6 synthesized 4.84 g l-1 γ-PGA, with a 31.5% increase compared with strain LL3. Second, a strong promoter PC 2up was inserted into the upstream of icd gene, to generate strain NK-A7, which further led to a 33.5% improvement in the γ-PGA titre, achieving 6.46 g l-1 . The NADPH level was improved by regulating the expression of pgi and gndA. Third, metabolic evolution was carried out to generate strain NK-A9E, which showed a comparable γ-PGA titre with strain NK-A7. Finally, the srf and itu operons were deleted respectively, from the original strains NK-A7 and NK-A9E. The resulting strain NK-A11 exhibited the highest γ-PGA titre (7.53 g l-1 ), with a 2.05-fold improvement compared with LL3. The results demonstrated that the approaches described here efficiently enhanced γ-PGA production in B. amyloliquefaciens fermentation.
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- Weixia Gao
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of EducationNankai UniversityTianjin300071China
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical BiologyNankai UniversityTianjin300071China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis and Genetic Diagnosis CenterTangshan Maternal and Child Health Care HospitalTangshan063000China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of EducationNankai UniversityTianjin300071China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of EducationNankai UniversityTianjin300071China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of EducationNankai UniversityTianjin300071China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of EducationNankai UniversityTianjin300071China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical BiologyNankai UniversityTianjin300071China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical BiologyNankai UniversityTianjin300071China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of EducationNankai UniversityTianjin300071China
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Poly(gamma-glutamic acid) based thermosetting hydrogels for injection: Rheology and functional parameters evaluation. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2019.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Li X, Liu H, Tong X, Dai S, Zhang J, Li W. Charged polymeric additives affect the nucleation of lysozyme crystals. CrystEngComm 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce02169d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Charged polymers (PGA and PL) interact with lysozyme and then promote the heterogeneous nucleation of the crystals.
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- Xuechao Li
- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology
- Tianjin University
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin)
- Tianjin 300350
- PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology
- Tianjin University
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin)
- Tianjin 300350
- PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology
- Tianjin University
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin)
- Tianjin 300350
- PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology
- Tianjin University
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin)
- Tianjin 300350
- PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology
- Tianjin University
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin)
- Tianjin 300350
- PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology
- Tianjin University
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin)
- Tianjin 300350
- PR China
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