Mechanical properties of alginate hydrogels manufactured using external gelation

Kaklamani, Georgina and Cheneler, David and Grover, Liam and Adams, Mike and Bowen, James (2014) Mechanical properties of alginate hydrogels manufactured using external gelation. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 36. pp. 135-142. ISSN 1751-6161

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Abstract

Alginate hydrogels are commonly used in biomedical applications such as scaffolds for tissue engineering, drug delivery, and as a medium for cell immobilization. Multivalent cations are often employed to create physical crosslinks between carboxyl and hydroxyl moieties on neighbouring polysaccharide chains, creating hydrogels with a range of mechanical properties. This work describes the manufacture and characterisation of sodium alginate hydrogels using the divalent cations Mg2+, Ca2+ and Sr2+ to promote gelation via non-covalent crosslinks. The gelation time and Young's modulus are characterised as a function of cation and alginate concentrations. The implications of this work towards the use of environmental elasticity to control stem cell differentiation are discussed.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? alginatecalcium cationhydrogelindentationmagnesiummodulus strontiumbiomedical engineeringbiomaterialsmechanics of materials ??
ID Code:
69425
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Deposited On:
12 May 2014 12:09
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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15 Jul 2024 14:38