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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Composite Scaffolds from Gelatin and Bone Meal Powder for Tissue Engineering.

Darlin Lantigua, Xinchen Wu, Sanika Suvarnapathaki, Michelle A Nguyen, Gulden Camci-Unal

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Bone Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Materials and Methods.3D printing and additive manufacturing · 2024
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  6. Evaluation of How Methacrylate Gelatin Hydrogel Loaded withJournal of functional biomaterials · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Darlin LantiguaBiomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Program, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
Xinchen WuBiomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Program, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
Sanika SuvarnapathakiBiomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Program, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
Michelle A NguyenDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8305-5303
Gulden Camci-UnalDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4258-844X
University of Massachusetts Lowell · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone tissue engineering offers versatile solutions to broaden clinical options for treating skeletal injuries. However, the variety of robust bone implants and substitutes remains largely uninvestigated. The advancements in hydrogel scaffolds composed of natural polymeric materials and osteoinductive microparticles have shown to be promising solutions in this field. In this study, gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) hydrogels containing bone meal powder (BP) particles were investigated for their osteoinductive capacity. As natural source of the bone mineral, we expect that BP improves the scaffold's ability to induce mineralization. We characterized the physical properties of GelMA hydrogels containing various BP concentrations (0, 0.5, 5, and 50 mg/mL). The in vitro cellular studies revealed enhanced mechanical performance and the potential to promote the differentiation of pre-osteoblast cells. The in vivo studies demonstrated both promising biocompatibility and biodegradation properties. Overall, the biological and physical properties of this biomaterial is tunable based on BP concentration in GelMA scaffolds. The findings of this study offer a new composite scaffold for bone tissue engineering.

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bonehydrogelsphotocrosslinkingscaffoldstissue engineering

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PMID34821735
PMCPMC8614748
OpenAlexW3211014417

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