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ArticleScientific reports2021

Photocrosslinked gelatin hydrogel improves wound healing and skin flap survival by the sustained release of basic fibroblast growth factor.

Toshihiro Kushibiki, Yoshine Mayumi, Eiko Nakayama, Ryuichi Azuma, Kenichiro Ojima, Akio Horiguchi, Miya Ishihara

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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42citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Toshihiro KushibikiDepartment of Medical Engineering, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. toshi@ndmc.ac.jp.
Yoshine MayumiDepartment of Medical Engineering, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Eiko NakayamaDepartment of Plastic Surgery, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Ryuichi AzumaDepartment of Plastic Surgery, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Kenichiro OjimaDepartment of Urology, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Akio HoriguchiDepartment of Urology, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Miya IshiharaDepartment of Medical Engineering, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
National Defense Medical College · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomaterials traditionally used for wound healing can act as a temporary barrier to halt bleeding, prevent infection, and enhance regeneration. Hydrogels are among the best candidates for wound healing owing to their moisture retention and drug-releasing properties. Photo-polymerization using visible light irradiation is a promising method for hydrogel preparation since it can easily control spatiotemporal reaction kinetics and rapidly induce a single-step reaction under mild conditions. In this study, photocrosslinked gelatin hydrogels were imparted with properties namely fast wound adherence, strong wet tissue surface adhesion, greater biocompatibility, long-term bFGF release, and importantly, ease of use through the modification and combination of natural bio-macromolecules. The production of a gelatin hydrogel made of natural gelatin (which is superior to chemically modified gelatin), crosslinked by visible light, which is more desirable than UV light irradiation, will enable its prolonged application to uneven wound surfaces. This is due to its flexible shape, along with the administration of cell growth factors, such as bFGF, for tissue regeneration. Further, the sustained release of bFGF enhances wound healing and skin flap survival. The photocrosslinking gelatin hydrogel designed in this study is a potential candidate to enhance wound healing and better skin flap survival.

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Surgical FlapsAnimalsBandagesBiocompatible MaterialsCell LineCell ProliferationCross-Linking ReagentsDelayed-Action PreparationsFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor 2GelatinHydrogelsMaterials TestingMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred ICRBiocompatible MaterialsCross-Linking ReagentsDelayed-Action PreparationsFibroblast Growth Factor 2GelatinHydrogels

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PMID34845307
PMCPMC8630120
OpenAlexW3217002530

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