2023
Injectable hydrogel for sustained delivery of progranulin derivative Atsttrin in treating diabetic fracture healing
Moradi L, Witek L, Vivekanand Nayak V, Cabrera Pereira A, Kim E, Good J, Liu C. Injectable hydrogel for sustained delivery of progranulin derivative Atsttrin in treating diabetic fracture healing. Biomaterials 2023, 301: 122289. PMID: 37639975, PMCID: PMC11232488, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2023.122289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ-GP hydrogelPorous interconnected structureAmount of GOTissue engineering applicationsEngineering applicationsLong-term storage stabilityInjectable biomaterialsGrowth factor deliveryInjectable hydrogelsInterconnected structureHigh viscosityRapid sol-gel transitionHydrogelsSustained-release propertiesFactor deliveryBiomechanical environmentStorage stabilitySustained deliverySol-gel transitionExcellent candidateCartilage regenerationGel networkSustained releaseChitosanFracture healing
2022
Injectable recombinant block polymer gel for sustained delivery of therapeutic protein in post traumatic osteoarthritis
Katyal P, Hettinghouse A, Meleties M, Hasan S, Chen C, Cui M, Sun G, Menon R, Lin B, Regatte R, Montclare J, Liu C. Injectable recombinant block polymer gel for sustained delivery of therapeutic protein in post traumatic osteoarthritis. Biomaterials 2022, 281: 121370. PMID: 35032910, PMCID: PMC9055922, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnique stimuli-responsive propertiesProtein block polymersC gelStimuli-responsive propertiesProtein-based gelsSustained deliveryProtein-based biomaterialsBlock polymersPolymer gelsNetworked gelsProlonged releaseSynthetic materialsGelTherapeutic applicationsInjectable biomaterialsExcellent candidatePhysiological temperatureTherapeutic proteinsModular natureBiomaterialsBiomechanical environmentPolymersProspective therapeuticsRabbit anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) model