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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2019

Linkage Groups within Thiol-Ene Photoclickable PEG Hydrogels Control In Vivo Stability.

Michael D Hunckler, Juan D Medina, Maria M Coronel, Jessica D Weaver, Cherie L Stabler, Andrés J García

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Michael D HuncklerWoodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, 315 Ferst Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4385-7667
Juan D MedinaCoulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 313 Ferst Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.
Maria M CoronelWoodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, 315 Ferst Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9661-7221
Jessica D WeaverWoodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, 315 Ferst Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7394-2443
Cherie L StablerJ. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, 1275 Center Dr., Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0573-0646
Andrés J GarcíaWoodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, 315 Ferst Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6602-2518

Funding

Research Training Program Plan on Cell and Tissue Engineering (CTEng)T32GM008433 · NIGMS · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI GARCIA, ANDRES J · 1991 to 2021
$7.1M
Preparation and Distribution of Adult Stem CellsP40OD011050 · OD · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI PROCKOP, DARWIN JOHNSON · 2012 to 2017
$6.0M
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 3-SRA-2015-38-Q-RJuvenile Diabetes Research Foundation United States of America 3-SRA-2015-38-Q-RNational Science Foundation DGE 0965945National Science Foundation DGE 1650044National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship DGE 1650044NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008433NIH HHS P40 OD011050
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thiol-norbornene (thiol-ene) photoclickable poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogels are a versatile biomaterial for cell encapsulation, drug delivery, and regenerative medicine. Numerous in vitro studies with these 4-arm ester-linked PEG-norbornene (PEG-4eNB) hydrogels demonstrate robust cytocompatibility and ability to retain long-term integrity with nondegradable crosslinkers. However, when transplanted in vivo into the subcutaneous or intraperitoneal space, these PEG-4eNB hydrogels with nondegradable crosslinkers rapidly degrade within 24 h. This characteristic limits the usefulness of PEG-4eNB hydrogels in biomedical applications. Replacing the ester linkage with an amide linkage (PEG-4aNB) mitigates this rapid in vivo degradation, and the PEG-4aNB hydrogels maintain long-term in vivo stability for months. Furthermore, when compared to PEG-4eNB, the PEG-4aNB hydrogels demonstrate equivalent mechanical properties, crosslinking kinetics, and high cytocompatibility with rat islets and human mesenchymal stem cells. Thus, the PEG-4aNB hydrogels may be a suitable replacement platform without necessitating critical design changes or sacrificing key properties relevant to the well-established PEG-4eNB hydrogels.

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LightAnimalsFemaleHumansHydrogelsKineticsMesenchymal Stem CellsMice, Inbred BALB CPolyethylene GlycolsRatsSulfhydryl CompoundsHydrogelsPolyethylene GlycolsSulfhydryl Compoundsbiomaterialscell encapsulationhydrogelsphotochemistrypoly(ethylene glycol)

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PMID31111689
PMCPMC6658339

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