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900741

Gelatin methacryloyl

gel strength 170-195 g Bloom, degree of substitution: 60%

Synonym(s):

GelMA, Gelatin methacrylamide, Gelatin methacrylate, GelMa, Gelatin Methacrylate

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Linear Formula:
(C40H59N11O13)n
NACRES:
NA.23
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
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Product Name

Gelatin methacryloyl, gel strength 170-195 g Bloom, degree of substitution: 60%

form

solid

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

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Application

Gelatin methacrylate can be used to form cross-linked hydrogels for tissue engineering and 3D printing. It has been used for endothelial cell morphogenesis, cardiomyocytes, epidermal tissue, injectable tissue constructs, bone differentiation, and cartilage regeneration. Gelatin methacrylate has been explored in drug delivery applications in the form of microspheres and hydrogels.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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Covalent attachment of a three-dimensionally printed thermoplast to a gelatin hydrogel for mechanically enhanced cartilage constructs.
Boere KWM, et al.
Acta Biomaterialia, 10(6), 2602-2611 (2014)
Photocrosslinkable gelatin hydrogel for epidermal tissue engineering.
Zhao X, et al.
Advanced Helathcare Materials (2015)
Facile one-step micropatterning using photodegradable methacrylated gelatin hydrogels for improved cardiomyocyte organization and alignment.
Tsang K, et al.
Advances in Functional Materials, 25(6), 977-986 (2015)
Anh H Nguyen et al.
Acta biomaterialia, 13, 101-110 (2014-12-03)
Gelatin has been commonly used as a delivery vehicle for various biomolecules for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications due to its simple fabrication methods, inherent electrostatic binding properties, and proteolytic degradability. Compared to traditional chemical cross-linking methods, such as
Heemin Kang et al.
Acta biomaterialia, 10(12), 4961-4970 (2014-08-26)
Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) are a promising cell source with pluripotency and self-renewal properties. Design of simple and robust biomaterials with an innate ability to induce lineage-specificity of hiPSC is desirable to realize their application in regenerative medicine.

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