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Title: | Sequentially-crosslinked bioactive hydrogels as nano-patterned substrates with customizable stiffness and degradation for corneal tissue engineering applications | Authors: | Rizwan M. Peh G.S.L. Ang H.-P. Lwin N.C. Adnan K. Mehta J.S. Tan W.S. Yim E.K.F. |
Keywords: | GelMA Human corneal endothelium Hydrogel membrane Hydrogels Nano-patterning Photo-crosslinking |
Issue Date: | 1-Mar-2017 | Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd | Citation: | Rizwan M., Peh G.S.L., Ang H.-P., Lwin N.C., Adnan K., Mehta J.S., Tan W.S., Yim E.K.F. (2017-03-01). Sequentially-crosslinked bioactive hydrogels as nano-patterned substrates with customizable stiffness and degradation for corneal tissue engineering applications. Biomaterials 120 : 139-154. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.12.026 | Abstract: | Naturally-bioactive hydrogels like gelatin provide favorable properties for tissue-engineering but lack sufficient mechanical strength for use as implantable tissue engineering substrates. Complex fabrication or multi-component additives can improve material strength, but often compromises other properties. Studies have shown gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) as a bioactive hydrogel with diverse tissue growth applications. We hypothesize that, with suitable material modifications, GelMA could be employed for growth and implantation of tissue-engineered human corneal endothelial cell (HCEC) monolayer. Tissue-engineered HCEC monolayer could potentially be used to treat corneal blindness due to corneal endothelium dysfunction. Here, we exploited a sequential hybrid (physical followed by UV) crosslinking to create an improved material, named as GelMA+, with over 8-fold increase in mechanical strength as compared to regular GelMA. The presence of physical associations increased the subsequent UV-crosslinking efficiency resulting in robust materials able to withstand standard endothelium insertion surgical device loading. Favorable biodegradation kinetics were also measured in�vitro and in�vivo. We achieved hydrogels patterning with nano-scale resolution by use of oxygen impermeable stamps that overcome the limitations of PDMS based molding processes. Primary HCEC monolayers grown on GelMA+�carrier patterned with pillars of optimal dimension demonstrated improved zona-occludin-1 expression, higher cell density and cell size homogeneity, which are indications of functionally-superior transplantable monolayers. The hybrid crosslinking and fabrication approach offers potential utility for development of implantable tissue-engineered cell-carrier constructs with enhanced bio-functional properties. � 2017 Elsevier Ltd | Source Title: | Biomaterials | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/146789 | ISSN: | 01429612 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.12.026 |
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