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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Cell-Laden Marine Gelatin Methacryloyl Hydrogels Enriched with Ascorbic Acid for Corneal Stroma Regeneration.

Ana L Alves, Ana C Carvalho, Inês Machado, Gabriela S Diogo, Emanuel M Fernandes, Vânia I B Castro, Ricardo A Pires, José A Vázquez, Ricardo I Pérez-Martín, Miguel Alaminos and 2 more

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Biomaterials for Corneal Regeneration.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  10. Marine biomaterials in biomedical nano/micro-systems.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ana L Alves3B's Research Group, i3B's-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Bisodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-1552-4056
Ana C Carvalho3B's Research Group, i3B's-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Bisodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-1102-5372
Inês Machado3B's Research Group, i3B's-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Bisodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6691-8824
Gabriela S Diogo3B's Research Group, i3B's-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Bisodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Guimarães, Portugal.
Emanuel M Fernandes3B's Research Group, i3B's-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Bisodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-4296-2529
Vânia I B Castro3B's Research Group, i3B's-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Bisodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Guimarães, Portugal.
Ricardo A Pires3B's Research Group, i3B's-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Bisodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9197-0138
José A VázquezGroup of Recycling and Valorization of Waste Materials (REVAL), Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC), C/Eduardo Cabello 6, CP36208 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1122-4726
Ricardo I Pérez-MartínGroup of Food Biochemistry, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC), C/Eduardo Cabello 6, CP36208 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4918-9399
Miguel AlaminosDepartment of Histology and Tissue Engineering Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada and Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (ibs.GRANADA), E18016 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4876-2672
Rui L Reis3B's Research Group, i3B's-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Bisodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-4295-6129
Tiago H Silva3B's Research Group, i3B's-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Bisodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8520-603X
University of Minho · PTInstituto de Investigacións Mariñas · ESUniversidad de Granada · ES

Funding

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) INTERREG España-Portugal Programme through the project CVMar+I 0302_CVMAR_I_1_PEuropean Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the scope of INTERREG Atlantic Area Pro-gramme through the project BLUEHUMAN EAPA_151/2016Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) CEECINST/00077/2018Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) PD/BD/127995/2016Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) - R&D Infrastructure TERM RES-Hub PINFRA/22190/2016 Norte-01-0145-FEDER-022190the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the scope of NORTE2020 through the project ATLANTIDA Norte-01-0145-FEDER-000040Xunta de Galicia (Grupos de Potential Crecimiento) IN607B 2021/11
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Corneal pathologies from infectious or noninfectious origin have a significant impact on the daily lives of millions of people worldwide. Despite the risk of organ rejection or infection, corneal transplantation is currently the only effective treatment. Finding safe and innovative strategies is the main goal of tissue-engineering-based approaches. In this study, the potential of gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels produced from marine-derived gelatin and loaded with ascorbic acid (as an enhancer of the biological activity of cells) was evaluated for corneal stromal applications. Marine GelMA was synthesized with a methacrylation degree of 75%, enabling effective photocrosslinking, and hydrogels with or without ascorbic acid were produced, encompassing human keratocytes. All the produced formulations exhibited excellent optical and swelling properties with easy handling as well as structural stability and adequate degradation rates that may allow proper extracellular matrix remodeling by corneal stromal cells. Formulations loaded with 0.5 mg/mL of ascorbic acid enhanced the biological performance of keratocytes and induced collagen production. These results suggest that, in addition to marine-derived gelatin being suitable for the synthesis of GelMA, the hydrogels produced are promising biomaterials for corneal regeneration applications.

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PMID36671634
PMCPMC9854711
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