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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Synthesis and Physicochemical Characterization of Gelatine-Based Biodegradable Aerogel-like Composites as Possible Scaffolds for Regenerative Medicine.

Silvana Alfei, Paolo Giordani, Guendalina Zuccari

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Silvana AlfeiDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Viale Cembrano, 16148 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4630-4371
Paolo GiordaniDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Viale Cembrano, 16148 Genoa, Italy.
Guendalina ZuccariDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Viale Cembrano, 16148 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9868-6199

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Abstract

Regenerative medicine is an interdisciplinary field aiming at restoring pathologically damaged tissues and whole organs by cell transplantation in combination with proper supporting scaffolds. Gelatine-based ones are very attractive due to their biocompatibility, rapid biodegradability, and lack of immunogenicity. Gelatine-based composite hydrogels, containing strengthening agents to improve their modest mechanical properties, have been demonstrated to act as extracellular matrices (ECMs), thus playing a critical role in "organ manufacturing". Inspired by the lysyl oxidase (LO)-mediated process of crosslinking, which occurs in nature to reinforce collagen, we have recently developed a versatile protocol to crosslink gelatine B (Gel B) in the presence or absence of LO, using properly synthesized polystyrene- and polyacrylic-based copolymers containing the amine or aldehyde groups needed for crosslinking reactions. Here, following the developed protocol with slight modifications, we have successfully crosslinked Gel B in different conditions, obtaining eight out of nine compounds in high yield (57-99%). The determined crosslinking degree percentage (CP%) evidenced a high CP% for compounds obtained in presence of LO and using the styrenic amine-containing (CP5/DMAA) and acrylic aldehyde-containing (CPMA/DMAA) copolymers as crosslinking agents. ATR-FTIR analyses confirmed the chemical structure of all compounds, while optical microscopy demonstrated cavernous, crater-like, and labyrinth-like morphologies and cavities with a size in the range 15-261 µm. An apparent density in the range 0.10-0.45 g/cm

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Biocompatible MaterialsGelatinHydrogelsRegenerative MedicineTissue ScaffoldsCross-Linking ReagentsHumansTissue EngineeringBiocompatible MaterialsCross-Linking ReagentsGelatinHydrogelsaerogel-like structurebiodegradable scaffoldscopolymer-assisted gelatine crosslinkinghigh porosityhigh water absorption capacitylow densitylysyl oxidase enzyme (LO)pseudoplastic behaviorregenerative medicine (RM)tissue engineering (TE)

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