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ArticleActa biomaterialia2012

Hydrazone self-crosslinking of multiphase elastin-like block copolymer networks.

Urlam Murali Krishna, Adam W Martinez, Jeffrey M Caves, Elliot L Chaikof

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Article in Acta biomaterialia, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors.

Urlam Murali KrishnaDepartment of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Adam W Martinez
Jeffrey M Caves
Elliot L Chaikof

Funding

A Bioinspired Small Diameter Vascular ConduitR01HL083867 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI CHAIKOF, ELLIOT · 2006 to 2010
$3.8M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL083867
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biosynthetic strategies for the production of recombinant elastin-like protein (ELP) triblock copolymers have resulted in elastomeric protein hydrogels, formed through rapid physical crosslinking upon warming of concentrated solutions. However, the strength of physically crosslinked networks can be limited, and options for non-toxic chemical crosslinking of these networks are not optimal. In this report, we modify two recombinant elastin-like proteins with aldehyde and hydrazide functionalities. When combined, these modified recombinant proteins self-crosslink through hydrazone bonding without requiring initiators or producing by-products. Crosslinked materials are evaluated for water content and swelling upon hydration, and subject to tensile and compressive mechanical tests. Hydrazone crosslinking is a viable method for increasing the mechanical strength of elastin-like protein polymers, in a manner that is likely to lend itself to the biocompatible in situ formation of chemically and physically crosslinked ELP hydrogels.

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Materials TestingAnimalsCompressive StrengthCross-Linking ReagentsElastinHumansHydrazonesHydrogelsRecombinant ProteinsCross-Linking ReagentsElastinHydrazonesHydrogelsRecombinant Proteins

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PMID22154858
PMCPMC3272115

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