Tuning Room-Temperature Injectability of Gelatin-Based Hydrogels via Introduction of Competitive Hydrogen Bonds
ACS Macro Letters,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 313 - 319
Опубликована: Фев. 24, 2025
As
a
natural
biomaterial
with
superior
comprehensive
performance,
gelatin
has
been
widely
explored
in
various
biomedical
and
bioengineering
applications.
However,
the
ease
of
solidification
solutions
at
room
temperature
causes
great
inconvenience
specific
application
scenarios
where
injection
is
required.
Here
we
addressed
this
problem
by
introduction
competitive
hydrogen
bond
(CHB)-containing
substances
to
interfere
original
intergelatin
bonds.
Four
representative
CHB
materials,
metformin,
l-arginine,
polyarginine,
polyurea,
all
showed
remarkable
efficiency
tuning
"sol-gel"
phase
transition
concentration-dependent
manner.
Systematic
rheological
measurements
indicated
that
addition
materials
significantly
improved
room-temperature
injectability
gelatin.
Compared
alone,
CHB-containing
bioinks
printability
shape
fidelity
3D
bioprinting.
Язык: Английский
A Gelatin‐Based Bioadhesive Featuring Mechanically Induced Glue‐To‐Gel Transition
Advanced Functional Materials,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 18, 2025
Abstract
In
the
field
of
bioadhesives,
development
machinable
adhesives
with
a
“glue‐to‐gel
transition”
remains
significant
challenge.
This
study
presents
novel
design
strategy
to
endow
Gel/Eg
adhesive
mechanical
machinability.
It
leverages
combination
hydrogen
bond
interactions,
metal
complexation,
and
secondary
structure
gelatin
through
one‐step
mixing
method.
Rheological
analysis
shows
that
exhibits
frequency‐dependent
transition,”
maintaining
glue
state
at
low
frequencies
transitioning
gel
higher
frequencies.
During
stretching,
β‐sheet
transforms
into
random
coil
structure.
Moreover,
features
excellent
water
resistance,
swelling
ratio,
strong
adhesion
strength,
high
extensibility,
instantaneous
adhesion,
self‐healing,
both
biocompatibility
hemocompatibility.
These
attributes
enable
exhibit
multiple
fault‐tolerance
capabilities
on
tissue
surfaces,
highlighting
its
potential
for
diverse
biomedical
applications.
Язык: Английский