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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2025

Injectable organic-inorganic hybrid hydrogels for bone defect repair.

Huan Zhang, Shuo Ding, Huai Xue, Shuguang Wang, Xiaoyu Quan, Dong Zhang, Xiao Liu, Hai Tang

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Huan Zhang *Department of Orthopaedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Shuo Ding *Department of Emergency, Fengxian People's Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Huai XueSchool of Second Clinical Medicine, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Shuguang WangDepartment of Trauma Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaoyu QuanDepartment of Trauma Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Dong ZhangThe Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Xiao LiuDepartment of Trauma Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Hai TangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

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Abstract

Bone defects caused by trauma, tumor resection, and surgery present significant clinical challenges, often resulting in complications such as delayed union, nonunion, and even long-term functional impairment. Current treatments, including autografts and allografts, are limited by donor site morbidity, immune rejection, and pathogen transmission, highlighting the need for developing reliable synthetic alternatives. To address these challenges, we report a binary composite hydrogel combining gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) and κ-Carrageenan, reinforced with calcium phosphate cements (CPC). GelMA ensures rapid gelation and biocompatibility, κ-carrageenan improves injectability, and CPC enhances mechanical strength and osteogenic activity, collectively creating a robust and versatile hydrogel system. Furthermore, the hydrogel's injectable, adaptive, and self-healing characteristics enable it to conform to irregular bone defect sites, providing mechanical support and osteogenic stimulation. It also releases bioactive components to accelerate bone regeneration. With exceptional toughness and resilience, this hydrogel recovers its shape after deformation, positioning it as a promising candidate for clinical bone defect repair applications.

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biomacromoleculesbone defectGelMAhybrid hydrogelinjectable hydrogel

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PMCPMC11959084

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