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ArticlePharmaceutics2021

Physico-Chemical Characterization and In Vitro Biological Evaluation of a Bionic Hydrogel Based on Hyaluronic Acid and l-Lysine for Medical Applications.

Giuseppe Alonci, Roberto Mocchi, Sabrina Sommatis, Maria Chiara Capillo, Elsa Liga, Agata Janowska, Lidia Nachbaur, Nicola Zerbinati

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Giuseppe AlonciQventis GmbH, 16761 Hennigsdorf, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5067-2898
Roberto MocchiUB-CARE S.r.l.-Spin-off University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Sabrina SommatisUB-CARE S.r.l.-Spin-off University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Maria Chiara CapilloUB-CARE S.r.l.-Spin-off University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Elsa LigaUB-CARE S.r.l.-Spin-off University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Agata JanowskaDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pisa, 56121 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2271-3859
Lidia NachbaurQventis GmbH, 16761 Hennigsdorf, Germany.
Nicola ZerbinatiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.
University of Pavia · ITUniversity of Insubria · ITUniversity of Pisa · IT

Funding

European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) and European Social Funding (ESF) GI85010317 and AI85034638
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is an endogenous polysaccharide, whose hydrogels have been used in medical applications for decades. Here, we present a technology platform for stabilizing HA with a biocrosslinker, the amino acid L-lysine, to manufacture bionic hydrogels for regenerative medicine. We synthetized bionic hydrogels with tailored composition with respect to HA concentration and degree of stabilization depending on the envisaged medical use. The structure of the hydrogels was assessed by microscopy and rheology, and the resorption behavior through enzymatic degradation with hyaluronidase. The biological compatibility was evaluated in vitro with human dermal fibroblast cell lines. HA bionic hydrogels stabilized with lysine show a 3D network structure, with a rheological profile that mimics biological matrixes, as a harmless biodegradable substrate for cell proliferation and regeneration and a promising candidate for wound healing and other medical applications.

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biocrosslinkerhyaluronic acidhydrogelslysineregenerationregenerative medicine

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PMID34452157
PMCPMC8400252
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