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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Mussel-Inspired Hydrogels Incorporating Graphite Derivatives for Soft Tissue Regeneration.

Filipa Fernandes, Daniela Peixoto, Cátia Correia, Magda Silva, Maria C Paiva, Natália M Alves

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Comparative Evaluation of Hyaluronic Acid (hyaDENT BGJournal of functional biomaterials · 2025
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Filipa Fernandes3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Avepark, 4805-694 Guimarães, Portugal.
Daniela Peixoto3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Avepark, 4805-694 Guimarães, Portugal.
Cátia Correia3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Avepark, 4805-694 Guimarães, Portugal.
Magda SilvaDepartment of Polymer Engineering, Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal.
Maria C PaivaDepartment of Polymer Engineering, Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3538-5804
Natália M Alves3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Avepark, 4805-694 Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8741-4091

Funding

C.C. PhD scholarship SFRH/BD/143209/2019FCT National Funds Reference UIDB/05256/2020 and UIDP/05256/2020SHIFT Project 101008041TERM RES Hub- Scientific Infrastructure for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine PINFRA/22190/2016 (Norte-01-0145-FEDER-022190)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyaluronic acid (HA)-based hydrogels offer a promising approach for soft tissue application due to their biocompatibility, tunable mechanical properties, ability to mimic the extracellular matrix, and capacity to support cell adhesion and proliferation. In this work, bioadhesive composite hydrogels were developed by integrating graphite derivatives (EG) into a dopamine-modified HA matrix (HA-Cat), which enhances tissue adhesion through catechol groups that mimic mussel-inspired adhesion mechanisms. The EG was functionalized via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction (f-EG), that allowed the anchoring of silver nanoparticles (f-EG-Ag) and grafting of hydrocaffeic acid (f-EG-Cat) on the functionalized EG surfaces. The hydrogels were produced by oxidative crosslinking of HA-Cat under mild basic pH conditions using sodium periodate. Indirect in vitro assays using L929 fibroblast cells showed high biocompatibility and enhanced cell proliferation at optimized composite hydrogel concentrations. These findings suggest that composite hydrogels could find an application as bioactive, adhesive scaffolds for the regeneration of soft tissues, where they can facilitate localized agent delivery and integration with the host tissue.

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biomimetic approachgraphitehyaluronic acid

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PMCPMC11858166

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