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ArticleInternational journal of biomaterials2014

Increasing Thermal Stability of Gelatin by UV-Induced Cross-Linking with Glucose.

Evan M Masutani, Christopher K Kinoshita, Travis T Tanaka, Andrew K D Ellison, Brandon A Yoza

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Article in International journal of biomaterials, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Evan M MasutaniStanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Christopher K KinoshitaHawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii, 1680 East West Road, POST 109, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Travis T TanakaHawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii, 1680 East West Road, POST 109, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Andrew K D EllisonUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Brandon A YozaHawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii, 1680 East West Road, POST 109, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
University of Hawaii System · USStanford University · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effects of ultraviolet (254 nm) radiation on a hydrated gelatin-glucose matrix were investigated for the development of a physiologically thermostable substrate for potential use in cell scaffold production. Experiments conducted with a differential scanning calorimeter indicate that ultraviolet irradiation of gelatin-glucose hydrogels dramatically increases thermal stability such that no melting is observed at temperatures of at least 90°C. The addition of glucose significantly increases the yield of cross-linked product, suggesting that glucose has a role in cross-link formation. Comparisons of lyophilized samples using scanning electron microscopy show that irradiated materials have visibly different densities.

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PMID24963297
PMCPMC4055452
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