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ArticleACS applied bio materials2023

Dynamically Cross-Linked Granular Hydrogels for 3D Printing and Therapeutic Delivery.

Hung-Pang Lee, Ryan Davis, Ting-Ching Wang, Kaivalya A Deo, Kathy Xiao Cai, Daniel L Alge, Tanmay P Lele, Akhilesh K Gaharwar

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Article in ACS applied bio materials, 2023. 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
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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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 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hung-Pang LeeBiomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States.
Ryan DavisBiomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States.
Ting-Ching WangChemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States.
Kaivalya A DeoBiomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2233-383X
Kathy Xiao CaiBiomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States.
Daniel L AlgeBiomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8129-2871
Tanmay P LeleBiomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8574-1251
Akhilesh K GaharwarBiomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0284-0201
Texas A&M University · US

Funding

Mineralomics: Designing mineral based therapeutics to control and direct cell functionDP2EB026265 · NIBIB · TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION · PI GAHARWAR, AKHILESH K. · 2017 to 2021
$2.4M
IMSD at Texas A&M University: Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity in Biomedical SciencesT32GM135748 · NIGMS · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY · PI BRINKMEYER-LANGFORD, CANDICE L., CHIU, WEIHSUEH A · 2020 to 2024
$1.2M
Investigating Pathophysiology of Glioma Stem Cells in 3D Bioprinted Vascularized Glioblastoma ModelR21NS121945 · NINDS · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI SINGH, IRTISHA · 2022 to 2023
$403k
NIBIB NIH HHS DP2 EB026265NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM135748NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS121945
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Granular hydrogels have recently emerged as promising biomaterials for tissue engineering and 3D-printing applications, addressing the limitations of bulk hydrogels while exhibiting desirable properties such as injectability and high porosity. However, their structural stability can be improved with post-injection interparticle cross-linking. In this study, we developed granular hydrogels with interparticle cross-linking through reversible and dynamic covalent bonds. We fragmented photo-cross-linked bulk hydrogels to produce aldehyde or hydrazide-functionalized microgels using chondroitin sulfate. Mixing these microgels facilitated interparticle cross-linking through reversible hydrazone bonds, providing shear-thinning and self-healing properties for injectability and 3D printing. The resulting granular hydrogels displayed high mechanical stability without the need for secondary cross-linking. Furthermore, the porosity and sustained release of growth factors from these hydrogels synergistically enhanced cell recruitment. Our study highlights the potential of reversible interparticle cross-linking for designing injectable and 3D printable therapeutic delivery scaffolds using granular hydrogels. Overall, our study highlights the potential of reversible interparticle cross-linking to improve the structural stability of granular hydrogels, making them an effective biomaterial for use in tissue engineering and 3D-printing applications.

Indexed as

HydrogelsMicrogelsBiocompatible MaterialsPrinting, Three-DimensionalTissue EngineeringBiocompatible MaterialsHydrogelsMicrogelsbiomaterialsdrug deliveryinjectablemicrogelsregenerative medicine

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PMID37584641
PMCPMC10863386
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