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Noro J, Vilaça-Faria H, Reis RL, Pirraco RP. Extracellular matrix-derived materials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: A journey from isolation to characterization and application. Bioact Mater 2024; 34:494-519. [PMID: 38298755 PMCID: PMC10827697 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2024.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Biomaterial choice is an essential step during the development tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) applications. The selected biomaterial must present properties allowing the physiological-like recapitulation of several processes that lead to the reestablishment of homeostatic tissue or organ function. Biomaterials derived from the extracellular matrix (ECM) present many such properties and their use in the field has been steadily increasing. Considering this growing importance, it becomes imperative to provide a comprehensive overview of ECM biomaterials, encompassing their sourcing, processing, and integration into TERM applications. This review compiles the main strategies used to isolate and process ECM-derived biomaterials as well as different techniques used for its characterization, namely biochemical and chemical, physical, morphological, and biological. Lastly, some of their applications in the TERM field are explored and discussed.
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- Jennifer Noro
- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs – Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's – PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs – Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's – PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs – Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's – PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs – Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's – PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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Guvench O. Atomic-Resolution Experimental Structural Biology and Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Hyaluronan and Its Complexes. Molecules 2022; 27:7276. [PMID: 36364098 PMCID: PMC9658939 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27217276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2023] Open
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This review summarizes the atomic-resolution structural biology of hyaluronan and its complexes available in the Protein Data Bank, as well as published studies of atomic-resolution explicit-solvent molecular dynamics simulations on these and other hyaluronan and hyaluronan-containing systems. Advances in accurate molecular mechanics force fields, simulation methods and software, and computer hardware have supported a recent flourish in such simulations, such that the simulation publications now outnumber the structural biology publications by an order of magnitude. In addition to supplementing the experimental structural biology with computed dynamic and thermodynamic information, the molecular dynamics studies provide a wealth of atomic-resolution information on hyaluronan-containing systems for which there is no atomic-resolution structural biology either available or possible. Examples of these summarized in this review include hyaluronan pairing with other hyaluronan molecules and glycosaminoglycans, with ions, with proteins and peptides, with lipids, and with drugs and drug-like molecules. Despite limitations imposed by present-day computing resources on system size and simulation timescale, atomic-resolution explicit-solvent molecular dynamics simulations have been able to contribute significant insight into hyaluronan's flexibility and capacity for intra- and intermolecular non-covalent interactions.
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- Olgun Guvench
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration, School of Pharmacy, Westbrook College of Health Professions, University of New England, 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland, ME 04103, USA
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Wu G, Ma F, Liu Z, Liu J, Xue Y, Zhang M, Wen C, Tang B, Lin L. Hybrid composites with magnesium-containing glycosaminoglycans as a chondroconducive matrix for osteoarthritic cartilage repair. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 220:1104-1113. [PMID: 35981680 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.08.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The alteration of the extracellular matrix (ECM) homeostasis plays an important role in the development of osteoarthritis (OA). The pathological changes of OA are mainly manifested in the large reduction of components in ECM, like type II collagen and aggrecan, especially hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate and often accompanied by inflammation. Rebuilding ECM and inhibiting inflammation may reverse OA progression. In this work, we developed new magnesium-containing glycosaminoglycans (Mg-GAGs), to create a positive ECM condition for promoting cartilage regeneration and alleviating OA. In vitro results suggested that the introduction of Mg-GAGs contributed to promoting chondrocyte proliferation and facilitated upregulating chondrogenic genes and suppressed inflammation-related factors. Moreover, Mg-GAGs exhibited positive effects on suppressing synovial inflammation, reducing chondrocyte apoptosis and preserving the subchondral bone in the ACLT-induced OA rabbit model. This study provides new insight into ECM-based therapeutic strategy and opens a new avenue for the development of novel OA treatment.
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- Guofeng Wu
- Department of Joint and Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China; Department of Orthopedics, Southern University of Science and Technology Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Joint and Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, PR China.
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- Department of Joint and Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China.
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Gadomska M, Musiał K, Bełdowski P, Sionkowska A. New Materials Based on Molecular Interaction between Hyaluronic Acid and Bovine Albumin. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27154956. [PMID: 35956906 PMCID: PMC9370313 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27154956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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In this work, the interactions between hyaluronic acid and bovine serum albumin were investigated. The film-forming properties of the mixture were proven, and the mechanical and surface properties of the films were measured. The results showed the interactions between hyaluronic acid and albumin, mainly by hydrogen bonds. Molecular docking was used for the visualization of the interactions. The films obtained from the mixture of hyaluronic acid possessed different properties to films obtained from the single component. The addition of bovine serum albumin to hyaluronic acid led to a decrease in the mechanical properties, and to an increase in the surface roughness of the film. The new materials that have been obtained by blending can form a new group of materials for biomedicine and cosmetology.
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- Magdalena Gadomska
- Department of Biomaterials and Cosmetic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Gagarin 7, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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- Department of Biomaterials and Cosmetic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Gagarin 7, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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- Institute of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Bydgoszcz University of Technology J.J. Śniadeckich, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Biomaterials and Cosmetic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Gagarin 7, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
- Correspondence:
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Chondroitin sulfate zinc with antibacterial properties and anti-inflammatory effects for skin wound healing. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 278:118996. [PMID: 34973799 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A chondroitin sulfate zinc (CSZn) complex was prepared by an ion-exchange method. The purified product was characterized by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, high-performance chromatography, elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, inductively coupled mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The CSZn demonstrated antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus and satisfied MTT cell viability (NIH3T3 fibroblasts) at ≤50 μg/mL. RT-PCR demonstrated significant promotion by CSZn of fibroblast growth factor beta (β-FGF), collagen III (COLIIIα1), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and reduction of cytokines IL-6, IL-1β & TNF-alpha. An in vivo rat full-thickness wound healing model demonstrated significant wound healing of CSZn relative to controls of saline treatment, zinc chloride treatment and chondroitin treatment. CSZn has demonstrated promising antibacterial and wound healing properties making it deserving of consideration for more advanced wound healing applications.
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A Bittersweet Computational Journey among Glycosaminoglycans. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11050739. [PMID: 34063530 PMCID: PMC8156566 DOI: 10.3390/biom11050739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are linear polysaccharides. In proteoglycans (PGs), they are attached to a core protein. GAGs and PGs can be found as free molecules, associated with the extracellular matrix or expressed on the cell membrane. They play a role in the regulation of a wide array of physiological and pathological processes by binding to different proteins, thus modulating their structure and function, and their concentration and availability in the microenvironment. Unfortunately, the enormous structural diversity of GAGs/PGs has hampered the development of dedicated analytical technologies and experimental models. Similarly, computational approaches (in particular, molecular modeling, docking and dynamics simulations) have not been fully exploited in glycobiology, despite their potential to demystify the complexity of GAGs/PGs at a structural and functional level. Here, we review the state-of-the art of computational approaches to studying GAGs/PGs with the aim of pointing out the “bitter” and “sweet” aspects of this field of research. Furthermore, we attempt to bridge the gap between bioinformatics and glycobiology, which have so far been kept apart by conceptual and technical differences. For this purpose, we provide computational scientists and glycobiologists with the fundamentals of these two fields of research, with the aim of creating opportunities for their combined exploitation, and thereby contributing to a substantial improvement in scientific knowledge.
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Alessio N, Stellavato A, Aprile D, Cimini D, Vassallo V, Di Bernardo G, Galderisi U, Schiraldi C. Timely Supplementation of Hydrogels Containing Sulfated or Unsulfated Chondroitin and Hyaluronic Acid Affects Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Commitment Toward Chondrogenic Differentiation. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:641529. [PMID: 33912558 PMCID: PMC8072340 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.641529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are currently used for cartilage cell therapy because of their well proven capacity to differentiate in chondrocytes. The advantage of MSC-based therapy is the possibility of producing a high number of chondrocytes for implants. The transplant procedure, however, has some limitations, since MSCs may produce non-functional chondrocytes. This limit has been challenged by cultivating MSC in media with hydrogels containing hyaluronic acid (HA), extractive chondroitin sulfate (CS), or bio-fermentative unsulphated chondroitin (BC) alone or in combination. Nevertheless, a clear study of the effect of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) on chondrocyte differentiation is still lacking, especially for the newly obtained unsulfated chondroitin of biotechnological origin. Are these GAGs playing a role in the commitment of stem cells to chondrocyte progenitors and in the differentiation of progenitors to mature chondrocytes? Alternatively, do they have a role only in one of these biological processes? We evaluated the role of HA, CS, and - above all - BC in cell commitment and chondrocyte differentiation of MSCs by supplementing these GAGs in different phases of in vitro cultivation. Our data provided evidence that a combination of HA and CS or of HA and BC supplemented during the terminal in vitro differentiation and not during cell commitment of MSCs improved chondrocytes differentiation without the presence of fibrosis (reduced expression of Type I collagen). This result suggests that a careful evaluation of extracellular cues for chondrocyte differentiation is fundamental to obtaining a proper maturation process.
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- Nicola Alessio
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli Campania University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli Campania University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli Campania University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli Campania University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli Campania University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli Campania University, Naples, Italy.,Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biotechnology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli Campania University, Naples, Italy.,Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biotechnology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Genome and Stem Cell Center (GENKOK), Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli Campania University, Naples, Italy
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Sionkowska A, Gadomska M, Musiał K, Piątek J. Hyaluronic Acid as a Component of Natural Polymer Blends for Biomedical Applications: A Review. Molecules 2020; 25:E4035. [PMID: 32899609 PMCID: PMC7570474 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25184035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this review, we provide a report on recent studies in the field of research on the blends of hyaluronic acid with other natural polymers, namely collagen and chitosan. Hyaluronic acid has attracted significant interest in biomedical and cosmetic applications due to its interesting properties. In recent years, blends of hyaluronic acid with other polymers have been studied for new materials development. New materials may show improved properties that are important in the biomedical applications and in cosmetic preparations. In this review paper, the structure, preparation, and properties of hyaluronic acid blends with collagen and chitosan have been discussed and examples of new materials based on such blends have been presented. A comparison of the currently available information in the field has been shown. Future aspects in the field of hyaluronic acid blends and their applications in the biomedical and cosmetic industry have also been mentioned.
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- Alina Sionkowska
- Department of Biomaterials and Cosmetics Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Gagarin 7, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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- Department of Biomaterials and Cosmetics Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Gagarin 7, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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- Department of Biomaterials and Cosmetics Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Gagarin 7, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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- Health Sciences Faculty, President Stanisław Wojciechowski State University of Applied Sciences in Kalisz, Nowy Świat 4 st., 62-800 Kalisz, Poland
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Bełdowski P, Mazurkiewicz A, Topoliński T, Małek T. Hydrogen and Water Bonding between Glycosaminoglycans and Phospholipids in the Synovial Fluid: Molecular Dynamics Study. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 12:E2060. [PMID: 31252519 PMCID: PMC6651827 DOI: 10.3390/ma12132060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Revised: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Synovial fluid is a lubricant of the synovial joint that shows remarkable tribological properties. These properties originate in the synergy between its components, with two of its major components, glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and phospholipids (PLs), playing a major role in boundary and mixed lubrication regimes. All-atom molecular dynamic simulations were performed to investigate the way these components bond. Hyaluronic acid (HA) and chondroitin sulphate (CS) bonding with three types of lipids was tested. The results show that both glycosaminoglycans bind lipids at a similar rate, except for 1,2-d-ipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine lipids, which bind to chondroitin at a much higher rate than to hyaluronan. The results suggest that different synovial fluid lipids may play a different role when binding to both hyaluronan and chondroitin sulphate. The presented results may help in understanding a process of lubrication of articular cartilage at a nanoscale level.
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- Piotr Bełdowski
- Institute for Multiscale Simulation, Cluster of Excellence "Engineering of Advanced Materials", Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstrasse 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Mathematics and Physics, UTP University of Science and Technology, Kaliskiego 7 Street, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, UTP University of Science and Technology, Kaliskiego 7 Street, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, UTP University of Science and Technology, Kaliskiego 7 Street, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Student Scientific Club "BioMed", Mechanical Engineering Department, UTP University of Science and Technology, Kaliskiego 7 Street, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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