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ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Characterization and Structural Evaluation of Niobium-Integrated Chitosan-Gelatin Hybrid Hydrogels.

Muhammad Usman Khalid, Arunas Stirke, Martynas Talaikis, Vidas Pakstas, Tatjana Kavleiskaja, Alessandro Márcio Hakme da Silva, Wanessa De Melo

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Article in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Muhammad Usman KhalidDepartment of Functional Materials and Electronics, State Research Institute Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0009-0006-1440-8228
Arunas StirkeDepartment of Functional Materials and Electronics, State Research Institute Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-8081-3487
Martynas TalaikisDepartment of Organic Chemistry, State Research Institute Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0003-3516-6425
Vidas PakstasDepartment of Structural Analysis of Materials, State Research Institute Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Tatjana KavleiskajaInstitute of Chemistry, Vilnius University, 3 Saulėtekio Avenue, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-2938-8550
Alessandro Márcio Hakme da SilvaScientific and Technological Institute, Bioengineering Graduate Program, Brazil University, São Paulo 05508-220, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7320-4790
Wanessa De MeloDepartment of Functional Materials and Electronics, State Research Institute Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chitosan-gelatin (CG) hybrid hydrogels are widely recognized for their biocompatibility and suitability for soft tissue engineering, wound dressings, and biomedical coatings. Despite this promise, conventional CG systems often exhibit limited mechanical strength, restricted durability, and uncontrolled swelling, which can reduce their clinical relevance. In this study, we introduce an enhanced soft hydrogel platform reinforced with niobium pentoxide (Nb

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chitosan–gelatingel fractionhydrogelniobium pentoxiderheologyswelling

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PMID41744979
PMCPMC12941245

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