Injectable composite hydrogels encapsulating gelatin methacryloyl/chitosan microspheres as ARPE-19 cell transplantation carriers
Xiulin Cheng, Panjing Yin, Ting Li, Lincong Luo, Yang Yang, Ling Wang, Weiwei Su, Yilin Wang, Yilin Wang, Yanbing Li, Yanfang Wang, Yanfang Wang, Yaobin Wu, Wenhua Huang
Abstract
. Therefore, GCMSs provide an injectable microcarrier for ARPE-19 cells, and the hydrogel provides an aggregated protective shell in this novel platform, which has considerable potential for an alternative injectable and highly aggregated RPE cell transplantation strategy design.
Topics & Concepts
GelatinTransplantationMicrocarrierSelf-healing hydrogelsCellViability assayChitosanChemistryBiophysicsComposite numberBiocompatible materialMaterials scienceBiomedical engineeringNanotechnologyPolymer chemistrySurgeryMedicineComposite materialBiochemistryBiologyRetinal Development and Disorders3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchNeuroscience and Neural Engineering