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Abalymov A, Lengert E, Van der Meeren L, Saveleva M, Ivanova A, Douglas TEL, Skirtach AG, Volodkin D, Parakhonskiy B. The influence of Ca/Mg ratio on autogelation of hydrogel biomaterials with bioceramic compounds. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2022; 133:112632. [PMID: 35034815 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Hydrogels, which are versatile three-dimensional structures containing polymers and water, are very attractive for use in biomedical fields, but they suffer from rather weak mechanical properties. In this regard, biocompatible particles can be used to enhance their mechanical properties. The possibility of loading such particles with drugs (e.g. enzymes) makes them a particularly useful component in hydrogels. In this study, micro/nanoparticles containing various ratios of Ca2+/Mg2+ with sizes ranging from 1 to 8 μm were prepared and mixed with gellan gum (GG) solution to study the in-situ formation of hydrogel-particle composites. The particles provide multiple functionalities: 1) they efficiently crosslink GG to induce hydrogel formation through the release of the divalent cations (Ca2+/Mg2+) known to bind to GG polymer chains; 2) they enhance mechanical properties of the hydrogel from 2 up to 100 kPa; 3) the samples most efficiently promoting cell growth were found to contain two types of minerals: vaterite and hydroxymagnesite, which enhanced cells proliferation and hydroxyapatite formation. The results demonstrate that such composite materials are attractive candidates for applications in bone regeneration.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow 119992, Russia; Central Research Laboratory, Saratov State Medical University of V. I. Razumovsky, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Saratov State University, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- FSRC "Crystallography and Photonics", Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography, RAS, Moscow, Russia
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- Engineering Department, Lancaster University, Gillow Avenue, Lancaster LA1 4YX, United Kingdom; Materials Science Institute (MSI), Lancaster University, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Nottingham Trent University, NG11 8NS, Clifton Lane, United Kingdom
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A novel magnesium ion-incorporating dual-crosslinked hydrogel to improve bone scaffold-mediated osteogenesis and angiogenesis. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2021; 121:111868. [PMID: 33579495 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.111868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Osteogenesis is closely complemented by angiogenesis during the bone regeneration process. The development of functional hydrogel bone substitutes that mimic the extracellular matrix is a promising strategy for bone tissue engineering. However, the development of scaffold materials tailored to exhibit sufficient biomechanics, biodegradability, and favorable osteogenic and angiogenic activity continue to present a great challenge. Herein, we prepared a novel magnesium ion-incorporating dual-crosslinked hydrogel through the photocrosslinking of gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA), thiolated chitosan (TCS) and modified polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) nanoparticles, and active Mg2+ ions were then introduced into system via coordination bonds of MgS, which can be tailored to possess superior mechanical strength, a stable network structure and more suitable pore size and degradation properties. The fabricated GelMA/TCS/POSS-Mg hydrogels effectively promoted cell adhesion, spreading, and proliferation, demonstrating that the introduction of POSS and Mg2+ not only stimulates the osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs but also promotes angiogenesis both in vitro and in vivo, thereby facilitating subsequent bone regeneration in calvarial defects of rats. Taken together, the results of this study indicate that the GelMA/TCS/POSS-Mg hydrogel has promising potential for repairing bone defects by promoting cell adhesion, osteogenesis and vascularization.
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The effect of alginate composition on adsorption to calcium carbonate surfaces. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 581:682-689. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.07.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Abalymov A, Van der Meeren L, Skirtach AG, Parakhonskiy BV. Identification and Analysis of Key Parameters for the Ossification on Particle Functionalized Composites Hydrogel Materials. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:38862-38872. [PMID: 32539334 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c06641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Developing materials for tissue engineering and studying the mechanisms of cell adhesion is a complex and multifactor process that needs analysis using physical chemistry and biology. The major challenge is the labor-intensive data mining as well as requirements of the number of advanced techniques. For example, hydrogel-based biomaterials with cell-binding sites, tunable mechanical properties, and complex architectures have emerged as a powerful tool to control cell adhesion and proliferation for tissue engineering. Composite hydrogels could be used for bone tissue regeneration, but they exhibit poor ossification properties. In current work, we have designed new osteoinductive gellan gum hydrogels by a thermal annealing approach and consequently functionalized them with Ca/Mg carbonate submicron particles. Determination of key parameters, which influence a successful hydroxyapatite generation, was done via the principal component analysis of 18 parameters (Young's modulus of the hydrogel and particles, particle size, and mass) and cell behavior at various time points (like viability, numbers of the cells, rate of alkaline phosphatase production, and cells area) obtained by characterizing such composite hydrogel. It is determined that the particles size and concentration of calcium ions have a dominant effect on the hydroxyapatite formation, because of providing local areas with a high Young's modulus in a hydrogel, a desirable property for cell adhesion. The detailed analysis presented here allows identifying hydrogels for cell growth applications, while on the other hand, material properties can be predicted, and their overall number can be minimized leading to efficient optimization of bone reconstruction and other cell growth applications.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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Norris K, Kocot M, Tryba AM, Chai F, Talari A, Ashton L, Parakhonskiy BV, Samal SK, Blanchemain N, Pamuła E, Douglas TEL. Marine-Inspired Enzymatic Mineralization of Dairy-Derived Whey Protein Isolate (WPI) Hydrogels for Bone Tissue Regeneration. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:E294. [PMID: 32498225 PMCID: PMC7344948 DOI: 10.3390/md18060294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Whey protein isolate (WPI) is a by-product from the production of cheese and Greek yoghurt comprising β-lactoglobulin (β-lg) (75%). Hydrogels can be produced from WPI solutions through heating; hydrogels can be sterilized by autoclaving. WPI hydrogels have shown cytocompatibility and ability to enhance proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of bone-forming cells. Hence, they have promise in the area of bone tissue regeneration. In contrast to commonly used ceramic minerals for bone regeneration, a major advantage of hydrogels is the ease of their modification by incorporating biologically active substances such as enzymes. Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is the main inorganic component of the exoskeletons of marine invertebrates. Two polymorphs of CaCO3, calcite and aragonite, have shown the ability to promote bone regeneration. Other authors have reported that the addition of magnesium to inorganic phases has a beneficial effect on bone-forming cell growth. In this study, we employed a biomimetic, marine-inspired approach to mineralize WPI hydrogels with an inorganic phase consisting of CaCO3 (mainly calcite) and CaCO3 enriched with magnesium using the calcifying enzyme urease. The novelty of this study lies in both the enzymatic mineralization of WPI hydrogels and enrichment of the mineral with magnesium. Calcium was incorporated into the mineral formed to a greater extent than magnesium. Increasing the concentration of magnesium in the mineralization medium led to a reduction in the amount and crystallinity of the mineral formed. Biological studies revealed that mineralized and unmineralized hydrogels were not cytotoxic and promoted cell viability to comparable extents (approximately 74% of standard tissue culture polystyrene). The presence of magnesium in the mineral formed had no adverse effect on cell viability. In short, WPI hydrogels, both unmineralized and mineralized with CaCO3 and magnesium-enriched CaCO3, show potential as biomaterials for bone regeneration.
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- Karl Norris
- Engineering Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK; (A.T.); (T.E.L.D.)
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- Department of Biomaterials and Composites, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-962 Kraków, Poland; (M.K.); (A.M.T.); (E.P.)
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- Department of Biomaterials and Composites, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-962 Kraków, Poland; (M.K.); (A.M.T.); (E.P.)
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- INSERM U1008-Controlled Drug Delivery Systems and Biomaterials, Université de Lille, 59006 Lille, France; (F.C.); (N.B.)
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- Engineering Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK; (A.T.); (T.E.L.D.)
- Chemistry Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK;
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- Chemistry Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK;
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- Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, B-9000 Gent, Belgium;
- Nanotechnology Department, Saratov State University, Saratov 410012, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine for Advanced Therapies, Indian Council of Medical Research-Regional Medical Research Center, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751023, India;
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- INSERM U1008-Controlled Drug Delivery Systems and Biomaterials, Université de Lille, 59006 Lille, France; (F.C.); (N.B.)
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- Department of Biomaterials and Composites, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-962 Kraków, Poland; (M.K.); (A.M.T.); (E.P.)
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- Engineering Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK; (A.T.); (T.E.L.D.)
- Materials Science Institute (MSI), Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
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Abalymov A, Van der Meeren L, Saveleva M, Prikhozhdenko E, Dewettinck K, Parakhonskiy B, Skirtach AG. Cells-Grab-on Particles: A Novel Approach to Control Cell Focal Adhesion on Hybrid Thermally Annealed Hydrogels. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:3933-3944. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c00119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Anatolii Abalymov
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Ghent, Ghent 9000, Belgium
- Remote Controlled Theranostic Systems Lab, Educational Research Institute of Nanostructures and Biosystems, Saratov State University, Saratov 410012, Russia
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Ghent, Ghent 9000, Belgium
- Remote Controlled Theranostic Systems Lab, Educational Research Institute of Nanostructures and Biosystems, Saratov State University, Saratov 410012, Russia
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- Faculty of Nano- and Biomedical Technologies, Saratov State University, Saratov 410012, Russia
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- Department of Food Technology, Safety & Health, University of Gent, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Ghent, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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Feoktistova NA, Balabushevich NG, Skirtach AG, Volodkin D, Vikulina AS. Inter-protein interactions govern protein loading into porous vaterite CaCO3 crystals. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:9713-9722. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp00404a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Loading of therapeutic proteins into mesoporous vaterite crystals is driven by inter-protein interactions in bulk solution and inside the crystals.
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- Natalia A. Feoktistova
- Department of Chemistry
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- 119991 Moscow
- Russia
- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology
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- Department of Biotechnology & NB-Photonics
- University of Ghent
- 9000 Gent
- Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- 119991 Moscow
- Russia
- School of Science and Technology
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology
- Branch Bioanalytics and Bioprocesses
- 14476 Potsdam-Golm
- Germany
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Sergeeva A, Vikulina AS, Volodkin D. Porous Alginate Scaffolds Assembled Using Vaterite CaCO 3 Crystals. MICROMACHINES 2019; 10:E357. [PMID: 31146472 PMCID: PMC6630714 DOI: 10.3390/mi10060357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Formulation of multifunctional biopolymer-based scaffolds is one of the major focuses in modern tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Besides proper mechanical/chemical properties, an ideal scaffold should: (i) possess a well-tuned porous internal structure for cell seeding/growth and (ii) host bioactive molecules to be protected against biodegradation and presented to cells when required. Alginate hydrogels were extensively developed to serve as scaffolds, and recent advances in the hydrogel formulation demonstrate their applicability as "ideal" soft scaffolds. This review focuses on advanced porous alginate scaffolds (PAS) fabricated using hard templating on vaterite CaCO3 crystals. These novel tailor-made soft structures can be prepared at physiologically relevant conditions offering a high level of control over their internal structure and high performance for loading/release of bioactive macromolecules. The novel approach to assemble PAS is compared with traditional methods used for fabrication of porous alginate hydrogels. Finally, future perspectives and applications of PAS for advanced cell culture, tissue engineering, and drug testing are discussed.
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- Alena Sergeeva
- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Branch Bioanalytics and Bioprocesses, Am Mühlenberg 13, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Branch Bioanalytics and Bioprocesses, Am Mühlenberg 13, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
- School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Lane,Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK.
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- School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Lane,Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK.
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Roohaniesfahani I, Wang J, No YJ, de Candia C, Miao X, Lu Z, Shi J, Kaplan DL, Jiang X, Zreiqat H. Modulatory effect of simultaneously released magnesium, strontium, and silicon ions on injectable silk hydrogels for bone regeneration. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2018; 94:976-987. [PMID: 30423786 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.10.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Injectable silk hydrogels are ideal carriers of therapeutic agents due to their biocompatibility and low immunogenicity. Injectable silk hydrogels for bone regeneration have been previously developed but often utilize expensive biologics. In this study, we have developed an injectable silk composite incorporated with a triphasic ceramic called MSM-10 (54 Mg2SiO4, 36 Si3Sr5 and 10 MgO (wt%)) capable of simultaneously releasing magnesium, silicon, and strontium ions into its environment. These ions have been previously reported to possess therapeutic effects for bone regeneration. MSM-10 particles were incorporated into the silk hydrogels at various weight percentages [0.1 (SMH-0.1), 0.6 (SMH-0.6), 1 (SMH-1) and 2 (SMH-2)]. The effects of the released ions on the physicochemical and biological properties of the silk hydrogel were comprehensively evaluated. Increased MSM-10 loading was found to hinder the gelation kinetics of the silk hydrogel through the reduction of beta-sheet phase formation, which in turn affected the required sonication time for gelation, compressive strength, force of injection, microstructure and in vitro degradation rate. Primary human osteoblasts seeded on SMH-0.6 demonstrated increased proliferation and early alkaline phosphatase activity, as well as enhanced osteogenic gene expression compared to pure silk hydrogel and SMH-0.1. In vivo results in subcutaneous mouse models showed both decreased fibrous capsule formation and increased number of new blood vessels around the injected SMH-0.1 and SMH-0.6 implants compared to pure silk hydrogels. The results in this study indicate that the ions released from MSM-10 is able to influence the physicochemical and biological properties of silk hydrogels, and SMH-0.6 in particular shows promising properties for bone regeneration.
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- Iman Roohaniesfahani
- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Unit, School of AMME, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Oral Bioengineering and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Unit, School of AMME, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Unit, School of AMME, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Oral Bioengineering and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Unit, School of AMME, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Oral Bioengineering and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Unit, School of AMME, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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Ren B, Chen X, Du S, Ma Y, Chen H, Yuan G, Li J, Xiong D, Tan H, Ling Z, Chen Y, Hu X, Niu X. Injectable polysaccharide hydrogel embedded with hydroxyapatite and calcium carbonate for drug delivery and bone tissue engineering. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 118:1257-1266. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.06.200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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