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ArticleHeliyon2023

A composite hydrogel membrane with shape and water retention for corneal tissue engineering.

Li Jiang, Xiaoli Dong, Luxia Chen, Ruifang Han, Pen Hao, Liming Wang, Juan Gao, Xi Chen, Xuan Li

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Li JiangClinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Xiaoli DongClinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Luxia ChenClinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Ruifang HanClinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Pen HaoClinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Liming WangClinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Juan GaoClinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Xi ChenClinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Xuan LiClinical Collage of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Nankai University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue engineering (TE) cornea is one of the most potential alternatives to the shortage of corneal donors in cornea transplantation. Sodium alginate (SA) hydrogel is commonly used as scaffold in TE. Herein, we present an approach to construct a composite hydrogel, which with SA fiber skeleton structure for shape retention and gelatin surface modification for water retention. The light transmittance, water retention rate, and swelling rate of hydrogels were characterized, and the tensile mechanical properties were also investigated. Keratinocytes were treated with material extract liquor and the results showed that the gelatin modified SA hydrogel has good cytocompatibility. Furthermore, human corneal stromal fibroblasts (HCSFs) from the lenticules were implanted on the surface of gels, and the SA-gelatin hydrogel significantly improved the adhesion and spreading of HCSFs. Finally, we discussed the improvement and application prospect of the composite hydrogel as cornea equivalents.

Indexed as

Cornea transplantationHydrogelSodium alginateSpherificationTissue engineering

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PMID37539164
PMCPMC10395283
OpenAlexW4383093176

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