ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2016
A Self-Assembling Injectable Biomimetic Microenvironment Encourages Retinal Ganglion Cell Axon Extension in Vitro.
Article in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Ferroptosis in retinal neurodegeneration: mechanistic vulnerability, therapeutic targeting, and translational barriers.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Co-delivery of neurotrophic factors and a zinc chelator substantially increases retinal ganglion cell survival and axon protection in the optic nerve crush model.Acta biomaterialia · 2025Article
- Hereditary Optic Neuropathies: A Systematic Review on the Interplay between Biomaterials and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Tissue-Engineered Models for Glaucoma Research.Micromachines · 2020Review
- Gold Nanoparticle-Functionalized Reverse Thermal Gel for Tissue Engineering Applications.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2019Article
- Polybenzyl Glutamate Biocompatible Scaffold Promotes the Efficiency of Retinal Differentiation toward Retinal Ganglion Cell Lineage from Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Article
- An injectable sulfonated reversible thermal gel for therapeutic angiogenesis to protect cardiac function after a myocardial infarction.Journal of biological engineering · 2019Article
- Injectable Neurotrophic Factor Delivery System Supporting Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival and Regeneration Following Optic Nerve Crush.ACS biomaterials science & engineering · 2018Article
- Injectable Carbon Nanotube-Functionalized Reverse Thermal Gel Promotes Cardiomyocytes Survival and Maturation.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2017Article
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Abstract
Sensory-somatic nervous system neurons, such as retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), are typically thought to be incapable of regenerating. However, it is now known that these cells may be stimulated to regenerate by providing them with a growth permissive environment. We have engineered an injectable microenvironment designed to provide growth-stimulating cues for RGC culture. Upon gelation, this injectable material not only self-assembles into laminar sheets, similar to retinal organization, but also possesses a storage modulus comparable to that of retinal tissue. Primary rat RGCs were grown, stained, and imaged in this three-dimensional scaffold. We were able to show that RGCs grown in this retina-like structure exhibited characteristic long, prominent axons. In addition, RGCs showed a consistent increase in average axon length and neurite-bearing ratio over the 7 day culture period, indicating this scaffold is capable of supporting substantial RGC axon extension.
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