Also: collagen, gelatin, GelMA, fish gelatin
Collagen is the main structural protein in skin, bone and tendon; gelatin is its cooked, water-soluble form. Both are used in tissue scaffolds, printable hydrogels and edible packaging films. Biomedical entries are descriptive only.
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Measured how mean pore size affects cell attachment, growth and migration in collagen-glycosaminoglycan scaffolds for bone tissue engineering.
Built / tested: scaffolds
As reported in: Murphy, Haugh, O'Brien (2010). The effect of mean pore size on cell attachment, proliferation and migration in collagen–glycosaminoglycan scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Biomaterials. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.09.063
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A review of the synthesis, properties and biomedical applications of gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels.
As reported in: Yue, Trujillo-de Santiago, Alvarez et al. (2015). Synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications of gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels. Biomaterials. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.08.045
A comprehensive review of collagen type I biomaterials for tissue engineering, from biosynthesis to scaffolds.
As reported in: Amirrah, Lokanathan, Zulkiflee et al. (2022). A Comprehensive Review on Collagen Type I Development of Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering: From Biosynthesis to Bioscaffold. Biomedicines. doi:10.3390/biomedicines10092307
Silk fibroin/gelatin microcarriers used as scaffolds for bone tissue engineering.
Built / tested: microcarriers
As reported in: Luetchford, Chaudhuri, De Bank (2020). Silk fibroin/gelatin microcarriers as scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Materials Science and Engineering: C. doi:10.1016/j.msec.2019.110116
A review of fish gelatin properties, challenges and prospects as an alternative to mammalian gelatins.
As reported in: Karim, Bhat (2009). Fish gelatin: properties, challenges, and prospects as an alternative to mammalian gelatins. Food Hydrocolloids. doi:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2008.07.002
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Prepared and evaluated a quercetin-loaded chitosan-gelatin film for food packaging.
Built / tested: packaging films
As reported in: Yadav, Mehrotra, Bhartiya et al. (2020). Preparation, physicochemical and biological evaluation of quercetin based chitosan-gelatin film for food packaging. Carbohydrate Polymers. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115348
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