<i>De Novo</i> Design of Functional Coassembling Organic–Inorganic Hydrogels for Hierarchical Mineralization and Neovascularization
Babatunde O. Okesola, Ana Karen Mendoza-Martinez, Gianluca Cidonio, Burak Derkuş, Delali K. Boccorh, David Osuna de la Peña, Sherif Elsharkawy, Yuanhao Wu, Jonathan I. Dawson, Alastair W. Wark, Dafna Knani, Dave J. Adams, Richard O. C. Oreffo, Álvaro Mata
Abstract
hydrogels promote human skeletal cell proliferation and, upon mineralization, integrate with the CAM, are infiltrated by blood vessels, stimulate extracellular matrix production, and facilitate extensive mineral deposition relative to the controls.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsSupramolecular chemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyMineralization (soil science)ChemistryOrganic chemistryPolymer chemistryMoleculeNitrogenCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionClay minerals and soil interactionsLayered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications