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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Reinforced Granular Hydrogels Scaffolds with Tunable Physicochemical Properties for Advanced Skin Tissue Engineering.

Jing Zhang, Yijia Wang, Yue Liu, Guanfu Wu, Guilong Lu, Yue Li, Yu Shen, Caifeng Wang, Mehdi Khanmohammadi, Wojciech Święszkowski and 2 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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12 authors.

Jing ZhangState Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu South Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China.
Yijia WangState Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu South Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China.
Yue LiuState Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu South Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China.
Guanfu WuState Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu South Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China.
Guilong LuState Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu South Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China.
Yue LiState Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu South Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China.
Yu ShenState Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu South Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China.
Caifeng WangState Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu South Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China.
Mehdi KhanmohammadiFaculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, 02507, Poland.
Wojciech ŚwięszkowskiFaculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, 02507, Poland.
Jing WangReproductive Medicine Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P. R. China.
Ziyi YuState Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu South Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4420-5836

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2024YFA0919100National Natural Science Foundation of China 21978132National Natural Science Foundation of China 22278214National Natural Science Foundation of China 52003119National Natural Science Foundation of China 52273207National Natural Science Foundation of China T2322011Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20231273
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Engineering bioscaffolds with tailored architectures and optimized physicochemical properties remains a crucial yet challenging goal in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. In this study, the design of reinforced concrete-inspired annealed granular hydrogel (GH) scaffolds that meet the essential yet often conflicting requirements for bioscaffolds: providing adequate mechanical strength while facilitating cell infiltration, nutrient exchange, and the formation of complex cellular networks. GH building blocks are synthesized using a binary macromonomer system of hyperbranched polyethylene glycol and thiolated gelatin within microfluidic droplets, benefiting from the molecular interface assembly and templating effects of the microdroplets, which possess highly reactive vinyl functional groups, thereby endowing the annealed GH scaffolds with highly customizable properties. The versatility of this platform is demonstrated by the creation of full-thickness engineered skin tissues that support keratinocyte attachment and differentiation; the formation of a mature epidermis, complete with a developed stratum corneum, and the expression of key markers, such as keratin 10 and keratin 14, while minimizing contraction over long-term culturing, a common limitation of traditional collagen-based scaffolds. Owing to their biocompatibility, tunable mechanical properties, ease of surface functionalization, and compatibility with bioprinting, these scaffolds have significant potential for applications in tissue engineering, drug delivery, and bioprinting.

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HydrogelsSkinTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsAnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsHumansKeratinocytesBiocompatible MaterialsHydrogelsbioprintinggranular hydrogelsmicrodropletsmicrofluidictissue engineering

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PMID40323228
PMCPMC12140292

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